The Hydroponic City 3000 Pre-Fed Live Ladybugs | BuddyBugs | Hippodamia Convergens | Guaranteed Live Delivery | for Aphid Control and Other Insects + 2 THCity Stake

All the lady bugs were alive and very active

These came fast and were packaged great. I put out one bag right away, I was excited. I had an awful infestation of aphids! I saw them go right to work, but I also saw many flying away. I went back to the packaging information and realized I had released them at a bad time, mid morning or close to afternoon. The package explained that they should be released early in the morning or late in the evening when they aren't as active. My bad! I followed the directions for the second bag and I think it helped. But the whole story is... they worked!

For me these came from S. Calif to me in Florida. I think it was around 4 days travel. This is the end of February so the temps are reasonable.Anyway. I have no idea if there are 1500 in the mesh. But I can say I didn’t see a single dead one. 100% alive best I could tell. Surprised me.I recommend the seller. Now - will the lady bugs do their thing - no idea. But this seems to be a good try. We’ll wait and see.

Arrived quickly, and the lady bugs all seemed healthy and alive. The one issue was packaging.Maybe I am a big dummy and missed something obvious, but the packaging is hard plastic mesh and it needed to be cut open, but given the "bag" is full of the lady bugs it was hard to find safe places to cut. It also didn't open very wide and wouldn't stay open so some of the bugs would get stuck in bunches in the corners.I ended up cutting the top, sprinkling some out and then setting the bag in a bush for the bugs to climb out and then coming back after a few minutes to cut the bag open more, then leaving it in another bush, and repeating the process until most of the bugs were out and then left the bag out overnight for the remaining bugs to find their way out.

I dislike that I was sent ladybugs that were mostly dead, perhaps 2 or 3 hundred out of 3 thousand were alive, I had to use what little were left to fight the thrips. I would like a refund, but doubt i’ll be given one. Am I really expected to send the dead bugs back? After reading recent reviews, I see I’m not the only one 😧

Contrary to other reviews, I didn’t see one dead ladybug. They were all full of energy after being in a box for 7 days in the extreme heat. Cleared out our aphids within a day and started breeding. Now we’re seeing them everywhere.

My veggies got inundated with tiny pesky bugs. I was devastated. Then I found live ladybugs on Amazon! YAY I'm so impressed with how much of a difference they have made in such a short time. Now, I'll always make sure I have a mess of ladybugs for all my plants!Make sure you order from a business that guarantees the ladies will arrive alive. Also, if you live in Texas, you'll want to order when it's not sweltering hot! They'll have a better survival rate when it's cooler, especially if there is a chance they'll be in a hot mailbox waiting for you to pick them up.

Half of them arrived dead. They did last a few days in my yard but within a week, I could see them dead in the yard all dried up. I had a little home for them up and I did what the instructions asked. I wouldn’t recommend them if you’re looking for them to last for a while.