edit: lady bugs being released to do murder. alt text doesnt seem to have loaded correctly when posted.
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I looked into ladybugs for aphids a few years ago and IIRC, if you can get them, they eat a ton in the larval stage. Also sometimes you go to release adults and they mostly just fly off instead of indulging in the feast you've presented.
at least half will just fly off. i do 3000 when the milkweed is about a foot tall. and the aphid population has become managble the past couple years. since i moved in 4 of the closest 6 houses have changed hands and all those new neighbors are gardeners. so if the bugs fly off and eat the aphids next door i'm ok with it.
Very cool!