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LADYBUGS (Hippodamia convergens)
Use: Ladybugs prefer to eat aphids and will devour up to 50 a day, but they will also attack scale, mealy bugs, boil worms, leafhopper, and corn ear worm. They dine only on insects and do not harm vegetation in any way.
Release: Ladybugs should always be released after sundown since they only fly in the daytime. During the night, they will search the area for food and stay as long as there is food for them to eat. The more they eat the more eggs they lay and the more insect eating larvae you will have. It is best if the area has been recently watered. Ladybugs tend to crawl up and toward light. So release them in small groups at the base of plants and shrubs that have aphids or other insects, and in the lower part of trees.
PRAYING MANTIDS (Tenodera sinensis)
Life Cycle: Praying Mantids hatch out of their egg case (ootheca) along the seam that looks like louvered windows with some mud packed on top. They hatch in the spring when the weather warms, the warmer the temperature, the sooner they hatch. Unlike most insects the mantids do not hatch as larvae, they emerge as miniature adults, about half an inch long. They will grow through spring and summer until they reach a length of 5 to 6 inches, shedding their skins several times.
Although mantids have wings, they do not use them until fall when the male wings develop and he begins flying around looking for females to mate with. After mating, the female eats the head off the male, which helps to nourish her eggs. She then attaches the brown foam to a branch, lays her eggs inside, and dies shortly afterward. The eggs are protected from the winter cold in the foam and the cycle begins again in the spring. ... See MoreSee Less
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Are y'all selling these at the Mill?
We have chick deliveries scheduled to arrive every Thursday in April. Whether you’re starting your first flock or adding to the coop, now’s the time to stop by and pick out your favorites.
If you are able to pick up your chicks on the day they arrive and want to learn how to order & pre-pay for your favorite breeds, call us at 828-632-5969 or stop by and chat with us.
Don’t forget to grab feed, bedding, and brooder supplies while you’re here — let’s get those little peeps off to a strong start!
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Jadelynn Letterman in case you still want chicks!