- NaturesArt 1500 Live Ladybugs - Good Bugs for Garden - Ladybug Guaranteed Live Delivery* - Plastic Box, Container, Case.

The lady bugs were alive and flying around my citruis trees

all arrived alive. I followed the directions. two days later they all abandoned their post and left me with the affids. I hear that the neighbors love the new ladybugs.

Took 8 days to arrive and most of the ladybugs were dead. and I ddougt there were 1500 ladybug more like 300. Very disappointed.

I've got a bunch of lilies, and many of them have a serious aphid infestation. I didn't want to spray nasty chemicals, so ... what to do? There is a "soap and water spray" recommendation which is fairly harmless, but why not employ some predators? In other words: ladybugs. So, the miracle that is Amazon sent me 1500 ladybugs. They arrived in a cubicle box, about 6 inches each edge, with a scary notice of "LIVE ANIMALS!" I have to tip my hat to the USPS letter carriers who deliver such things. They come in a little plastic container which has air holes (think fresh salsa container), and there are (of course) air holes punched into the side of the little cubical box. Inside the little plastic container is some kind of weird jumbled up thing that looks like string, and the lady bugs like it. Most of them crawl into the blob of string and hang out there. Rule Number 1. DO NOT OPEN THE PLASTIC CONTAINER INSIDE YOUR HOUSE. As charming as lady bugs are, they are less charming when they are indoors. When you open the lid, about 10-20 of them will immediately take flight, bellowing "Yo Mama So Ugly!" at those they've left behind. Rule Number 2. That weird ball of string is your friend. Think of it as a salt shaker, but instead of salt, you get lady bugs. This was my second batch of lady bugs, and my "salt shaker" approach was wildly superior to what I tried with the first batch. I'm not even going to tell you how I dispersed the first batch. I am blushing about this. PICK UP THE WEIRD BALL OF STRING AND GENTLY SHAKE IT OVER THE PLANTS THAT NEED SOME LADYBUG HELP. Observation: These ladybugs apparently come from some place in Florida, and I live in Washington State. One might reasonably wonder, "okay, so how many of the ladybugs survived the trip?" The answer is ... *all of them*. But: for both deliveries I picked up the package within 10 minutes of delivery, and brought the (sealed) box into my house (much cooler) for a couple hours before "delivering" the ladybugs. We've been having some pretty hot weather here, and I doubt that the ladybugs would have enjoyed 6 hours in 100F. Lesson here: use the "track package" feature that Amazon provides. If you can't pick up the ladybugs right away, find a neighbor who can.

Maybe 50 were dead. Opened the box and gently pulled them out. Opened the lid gently over the roses and other things I am trying to protect. I noticed two weeks ago I had aphids, badly. Gently took their bowl over to the roses and saltshaker gently. They mostly came out like a tiny military. A few flew away, but the others grabbed a leaf and went on patrol. Within 15 minutes at least 20 of them had an aphid vanishing under the shell. 35 minutes later and they had aphids cornered on leaves while eating a friend. A sight to behold. Great value in lieu of chemicals. No clean up needed. Functions like a small army that only wants to eat the bad guys on your plants... A+ Thank you, this was a wonderful purchase.

This was great I will buy it again nice sturdy container ladybugs do ladybugs do and they fly away

The ladybugs destroyed the aphids in my garden. I released them just a little while ago and watched them chase the aphids. I’m so happy. The seller helped out when there was a shipping problem.

ladybugs arrived alive and very active, but way less than 1500 as advertised.