Tips for Attracting Ladybugs in Your Garden

ABOUT THIS VIDEO: Discover how to attract and retain ladybugs in your garden! Explore effective methods to keep these beneficial insects around to control aphids and other pests. Transition to a sustainable gardening approach by reducing pesticide use. Watch now for insights on fostering a thriving garden with beneficial insects!
CORRECTION: My apology to the Treasure Coast Rare Fruit Club. In the video I said it was the Rare Fruit Council of St. Lucie.
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[@sandrabrown4993]

So your sacrificial plant was a grafted eggplant? What other plants would work in that roll? I have aphids on the long beans that I planted recently. I don't see them on any other plants. What can I introduce to lure them away from my long beans? I've been spraying them off with water so far.

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Yes, the eggplant tree fulfills that role. I let it go through the phases and it always recovers until it's life expectancy is up after about 5 to 6 years. I would recommend any perennial that aphids like.

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@@StacksUrbanHarvest do you have any suggestions?

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@@sandrabrown4993 In my own experience Solanum Torvum, the rootstock for my eggplant trees is fantastic. It is resilient enough to bounce back to health after being rescued from the attack by the predators. I've heard that Milkweed works too, but I haven't been growing it long enough to try it for myself. It doesn't have to be a perennial. Cynthia Schaefer looks at it a bit differently. She told me she doesn't need a trap plant. Whenever aphids come, she let's nature take care of it. And that's what I've been doing since I had that experience with the eggplant graft. I have a number of the Torvum plants I'm growing around my garden that I'm growing to maturity before they get grafted, and I just let the aphids do their thing.
BTW, I do spray them off with a hose, like you mentioned if they get too bad on one part of the plant. Or I may remove and discard some leaves. But even then, I should probably leave them and let Mother Nature do her thing.