Ladybirds are beetles that feed on pests.They are referred to as loveliness of ladybugs in a group.Ladybirds were considered a good luck charm because they were universally valued.If you want to attract ladybugs to your garden, build them their own outdoor habitat, which will give them a safe place to hibernate in the winter.If you want to observe ladybirds at close range, you can create a temporary bug house.
Step 1: There are holes in a plastic box.
The box should be at least 6 inches on each side.Large plastic food storage containers can be found at thrift stores.To poke the breathing holes in the lid, use an icepick or a slender screwdriver.Make the holes big enough to let air in, but small enough for the ladybugs to escape.This step can be dangerous.An adult can help with this one.
Step 2: Grass and leaves should be added.
The ladybirds will have something to crawl around on if you add fresh leaves and grass to your garden.
Step 3: Add something to it.
You can add some decoration to your ladybird habitat.Give your ladybugs pebbles or shells to explore.
Step 4: Add ladybirds.
If you don't find a ladybug in your yard or garden, you'll probably find one on a plant leaf or branch.Remove the ladybird's perch and put it in the box.Look for the next one when you put the lid on the box.You don't need a lot of ladybirds.Ladybirds can be found in a bright garden filled with fruit and vegetables.It's more likely that you'll find some if it has plants and flowers.In the middle and late spring as well as early summer, there are more bugs.You can order ladybirds online from a gardening supply store.
Step 5: Put some food in it.
The ladybirds will have something to eat if you put a few moistened raisins or banana slices in the box.If you want to keep them for more than one day, make sure to add new food every day.Ladybirds don't like to eat acidic fruit like oranges or lemons.If you try to keep them permanently, they will die of malnutrition.You should put them back in the garden within a week.
Step 6: Give them some water.
The ladybirds will have access to water if you put a wet paper towel in the box.Adding water droplets to the leaves with a clean eye-dropper is one way to keep their foliage moist.
Step 7: Release your birds.
The little beetles will die if kept in a cage, so you want to return them to your garden after you've watched them for a while.The best time to release ladybugs is early evening, when they can find shelter, food, and water.Ladybird habitats can be found in your garden.
Step 8: The outer framework needs to be created.
You can use an empty coffee can, a wooden box, or an open-faced birdhouse.It is ideal to have a birdhouse with an overhang.If you want to create an overhang on a can or box, you can use a piece of plywood to extend from the front of the box to the top.
Step 9: There are lots of tubes to collect.
The ladybird hotel will look like a large box with lots of holes filling the front.Take hollow tubes, like bamboo shoots or thin cardboard tubing.Rolling leaves or paper can be used to create more tubes.You want to have a selection of different types of tubes.
Step 10: The tubes need to be trimmed.
Take a look at the inner floor of the box or birdhouse.Cut the tubes to the same length so that they fit inside the box or birdhouse.Stack the tubes from the front to the back.Don't crush them, they need to remain hollow.If there are gaps around large tubes, fill them with smaller tubes.Glue the tubes in place as you lay them down.
Step 11: Hang up the ladybird hotel.
You can put the box against a wall or in a bush.The location should not get too hot.If rain gets in, tilt the box slightly forward.Ladybirds like the narrow tubes in the box because they give them a safe place to find shelter.The little beetles will be attracted to the plants in the box that are close to their hotel.Adding a few moist raisins in some of the holes will attract more ladybugs.Other bugs can move in to your ladybird hotel.Some gardeners build bug hotels to attract bugs to their garden.
Step 12: Purchase bamboo tubing.
You can find raw bamboo in the outdoor section of hardware stores.You can find them at Walmart's home and garden center.The stalks should be at least a foot in length and 12 to 2 inches in diameter.
Step 13: To size bamboo, cut it to the size you want.
To shorten your bamboo stalks, use a small hand saw.The top and bottom sides of the tube should be cut at the same angle.This will help keep rain out by covering the entrance to the tube.Don't split the bamboo when you cut it.Sandpaper can be used to smooth rough edges.
Step 14: There are hanging holes.
A hole can be created by using a power drill.There are two holes on the long side of the tube.The holes should be large enough to feed the chain or twine through.
Step 15: You can thread twine through the holes.
Sturdy twine or slender chain can be used to hang your ladybird feeders.Pull the twine out of the tube by pushing it through the hole at the other end.Pull the twine until the ends are the same length.Attach the ends of the chain with a tie.
Step 16: Don't forget to stock your feeders with raisins.
Before hanging the raisins, put a few in the tube.When there are few pest insects, the raisins will attract ladybirds and give them something to eat.When ladybirds aren't eating aphids, you should replenish your feeders with raisins.
Step 17: Hang the ladybird feeders.
The plants in your garden seem to attract the most pests.Rose bushes are known to attract insects.
Step 18: Plants that attract ladybirds can be grown.
Ladybirds help keep plants healthy by feeding on scales, mites, and mealybugs.If you want to attract more ladybugs to your garden, plant things that will attract them.There are flowers that attract ladybirds.There are herbs that attract ladybugs.