LADYBUG RELEASE

 I gave my dad a ladybug house many years ago, but for some reason, we've never had one here.
We'll see if they stick around or if we bought 1500 bugs for the neighborhood.  
Yesterday evening we sprayed the vegetable garden foliage with water and sprinkled a powdered nectar on the wet leaves.  Then the ladybugs, which had been the fridge for a few days were sprinkled on the plants.
This morning I only saw 7 ladybugs.  So,....... it's wait and see.
Ladybugs are voracious aphid eaters,

consuming 100 aphids a day.  They also control spider mites, thrips, and mealy bugs.
The ladybug house is a convenient place for them to cluster together in a pile of dead leaves for the night.