The Ladybug Brigade

Today, purchased some ladybugs from Ludeman's Farm and Garden Store called Healing Pond on 12675 SW Canyon Rd. 

Amazing, a whole 1,500 l
adybugs for $8.  I hope they
can help my fuchsia make a
comeback!

This morning I found aphids on the fuchsia plant.  Thought it was the end of our beautiful relationship!  I was so sad.  Cruised the Internet and found that ladybugs eat aphids among other things.  Whoo-hoo!  So, we drove to Ludeman's farm and garden store and they did have ladybugs for sale.

They are pretty impatient.
I couldn't wait for evening because I was impatient too!

I sprinkled water on the dahlias and then sprinkled the ladies on them.

Ladybugs were impatient to start working!

They have been working hard on the fuchsia for a while.  Hope they stick around but being a realist, these ladies probably ate all the aphids already.  According to the Internet they eat as much as 50 aphids a day!