Thanks for the reminder that I need to order trichogramma wasps to fix my moth problem again. Downside of keeping my quail inside; moths infest very easily. Upside, i learned years ago that trichogramma wasps (stingless egg parasites) are cheap and work like a dream on pantry moths, plus they are so small you’ll never see them (like moving sand)
I’m genuinely so happy that this scene became a meme. It is evergreen-funny no matter what context it is placed in.
aren’t ladybugs invasive :(
In much of the US, they’re a native species that’s getting wiped out by invasive Asian Lady Beetles. They fill a similar niche, but birds don’t like to eat them due to them having smelly secretions as a defense mechanism, unlike native ladybugs
Depends on where you are. They seem endemic in most temperate areas
And on the type of ladybug I imagine.
years ago we had some annoying flies in the office and I suggested that we could get some carnivorous plants. Mainly just to see if it would do anything. And I wanted to see them in action.
A couple days later, I watch some flies walk along the rim of the pitcher plant, and across the inner side of the venus trap. Basically humping the trigger hairs.
You had one job, plants…
I just bought a Venus fly trap for the office today and already had success, even managed to film the fly getting caught (to be fair though, I caught the fly in a glass first)
If the fly is small enough (like gnat size) the venus fly trap might not even recognize it. That’s usually when sticky traps are better (like sundew)
The nymphs would eat the most aphids.
That just sounds like you’re trying to build an ecosystem.
My neighbor told me carnivorous plants keep eating his lady bugs so I asked how many bugs he has and he said he just goes to the store and gets a new bug afterwards so I said it sounds like he’s just feeding lady bugs to plants and then his daughter started crying.
