Post #2381308
2026-05-05 23:03 UTC
I'd rather have aphids than have no pollinators!
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@YewEyeOwe31@lemmy.world 2026-05-06 02:18
Pretty sure ladybugs eat aphids, so why not have your cake and eat it too?
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@Apytele@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-07 03:53
You've got it reversed; less insecticide = more ladybugs = less aphids. Ladybugs are their natural predator and can actually be bought from breeders along with stuff like tomato worm wasps as a natural non-chemical pest control. I was also taught as a kid to only kill the tomato worms without eggs laid on them:  You let those ones live because the eggs are gonna hatch and eat it then make more wasps that will eat more tomato worms. Source: grew up rural.