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So I have a clear tubberware tote with about 500 lady bugs in it..I had bought them to take care of a thrip problem..WOW! they killed the population in a matter of a week!
Now I have about a hundred left in the grow room and are dying off. which is fine..BUT the remainder in the tote I want to breed...
I put a eggshell crate for them to lay larvae on..Have a sponge I wet every 3 days and have put a small dish of karo syrup for food.....
I see it slowly disappearing so I know they are eating but I want something with more nutrients and protein..
I see they sell a secret powder to mix with honey to feed them but i dont want to spend 20 on something I KNOW I probably have in the kitchen..
Anyone know what will sustain a breeding colony?
Now I have about a hundred left in the grow room and are dying off. which is fine..BUT the remainder in the tote I want to breed...
I put a eggshell crate for them to lay larvae on..Have a sponge I wet every 3 days and have put a small dish of karo syrup for food.....
I see it slowly disappearing so I know they are eating but I want something with more nutrients and protein..
I see they sell a secret powder to mix with honey to feed them but i dont want to spend 20 on something I KNOW I probably have in the kitchen..
Anyone know what will sustain a breeding colony?
