Lady Bugs

creister · March 2, 2006

I know Lady Bugs are actually beneficial, but didn't know where else to ask my question.

My garden is covered in a winter cover crop, which has grown all winter due to the mild winter weather. Right now it is full of hundreds of lady bugs and several are still breeding. My question is, are they there because the plants offer good shelter, there is plenty of moisture?, or is there a major supply of some pest type insect that they have found? My worry is that when I cut the cover crop and plant garden, the pests if any, will still be there, while the lady bugs are gone. I don't know much about lady bugs and their life cycle etc.

March 2, 2006	#1
creister Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Abilene, TX zone 7 Posts: 1,478	Lady Bugs I know Lady Bugs are actually beneficial, but didn't know where else to ask my question. My garden is covered in a winter cover crop, which has grown all winter due to the mild winter weather. Right now it is full of hundreds of lady bugs and several are still breeding. My question is, are they there because the plants offer good shelter, there is plenty of moisture?, or is there a major supply of some pest type insect that they have found? My worry is that when I cut the cover crop and plant garden, the pests if any, will still be there, while the lady bugs are gone. I don't know much about lady bugs and their life cycle etc.