{"id":16842,"date":"2021-04-22T13:18:02","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T17:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?p=16842"},"modified":"2021-04-29T13:20:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T17:20:45","slug":"ladybugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2021\/04\/22\/ladybugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Where I can buy ladybugs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Question:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>I was wondering if you sell or know where I can buy ladybugs? It was recommended to us last year to prevent certain microscopic bugs (that I can&#8217;t remember) on some of our bushes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Answer:<\/h3>\n<p><em>Sustainable Agriculture Professional\/Professional I<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We do not sell ladybugs through extension in Maine. However, here are two great resources about ladybugs from extension, <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/multicolored-asian-lady-beetle\/\">Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle<\/a> and Bulletin 7150, <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/7150e\/\">Beneficial Insects and Spiders in your Maine Backyard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I was able to find an interesting program out of New York State that was developed with 4-H Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners and graduate students from Cornell. The project is called the Lost Lady Bug Rescue. Through them you are able to source the 9-spotted ladybug. Here is a link to their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lostladybugrescue.com\/product-p\/c9-adults.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: I was wondering if you sell or know where I can buy ladybugs? 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