Attracting Ladybugs

• If your garden is low on ladybugs, don't worry: you can attract them with their favorite plants. Oleander, goldenrod, fennel, and dill are all beloved by ladybugs for their pollen and nectar.
  
  

Ordering Ladybugs

• Another way to add ladybugs to your garden is to buy them. Many garden centers offer live ladybugs for sale, and they're also available for order online from garden suppliers.
  
  

Don't Fly Away Home

• If you decide to buy ladybugs, release them only at night, when they're more likely to stick around your garden instead of flying away.
  
  

Insecticide Issues

• To encourage ladybugs in your garden, avoid spraying with synthetic insecticides. You may get rid of a few pests with insecticides, but you'll be killing the ladybugs as well.
  
  

Fun Fact

• A ladybug larva can eat as many as 350 aphids before turning into an adult ladybug.