Q: Where can I release my Adalia bipunctata ladybirds?
R: If You have a garden, take a look if Your flowers or vegetables aren't infested with aphids. If so, release Your ladybirds close to these plants. If not, why not releasing them in Your neighbours garden or the one of Your parents? Adalia bipunctata is a beneficial ladybird who will do good for nature. Better to release them where they are most needed...
Q: Which plants need Adalia bipunctata ?
R: Roses and other flowering plants, ornamental shrubs (rambler roses, honeysuckle, …), small fruit, vegetables (salad, strawberries, …), fruit trees and big trees (lime, maple,…).
Q: If I release a lot of Adalia bipunctata, will there be a risk to disturb the ecological balance?
R: No.
Q: When do I have to avoid releasing ladybirds?
R: When You want to enjoy Your garden maximally by introducing ladybirds, You mustn't release them during periods of heavy wind, rain and frost. Especially frost should be avoided.
Q. What is the best moment to release ladybirds?
R. In any case, at maturity when speaking of the Adalia Box. But, in case of biological control, it is better to release larvae because they are the most voracious. Most ideal is the period between March and September. In any case, one should avoid periods of heavy wind, rain or frost.
Q. Are ladybirds really asking the Good Lord to give us better weather?
R. This is a popular belief. But we believe that You should try this when You feel like it.
Adalia Box and Adalia Mini-Kit
Q. What is the Adalia Box ?
R: The ladybird rearing kit Adalia Box is a pedagogical tool for nature education. Its goal is to get children and their parents interested in the fascinating world of insects. The Adalia Box permits them, during the 20 days of the rearing period, to discover the life cycle of ladybirds and to learn about their role in nature. Learn more…
Q. What is the Adalia Mini-Kit ?
R: Being presented as small transparent boxes, the Adalia Mini-Kits contain about 15 ladybird larvae and all the necessary food for their development until adulthood. They are wrapped in a sheath, customizable at will and are especially designed to be distributed by an advertiser to his prospects or clients. Learn more…
Q: Where can I find the Adalia Box?
R: At a retailer or in our e-shop
Q: Where can I find the Adalia Mini-kit?
R: The best is to contact us.
Q. I have bought an Adalia Box and terminated my first rearing cycle. Can I start a new one?
R: Of course. Your kit is complete. The only thing You have to do is to order a refill, which You can find at Your retailer or in our shop.
Q : I would like to offer an Adalia Box to another person, living in another European country. Is their a threat to the indigenous fauna of that country?
R : Not if that country is part of the European continent. Adalia bipunctata is indigenous to Europe. So, there is no risk. On the contrary, You're doing something good for nature !
Biological control
Q. Where can I find more information on biological control?
R: We recommend a visit to the website of the non-profit organization Adalia, a reference in biological control.
Q. My windowsills are full of ladybirds. They are tens of it. What should I do?
R: This are probably ladybirds of the species Harmonia axyridis, the multicolored Asiatic ladybird. It is recognizable by the fact that they are bigger than our ladybirds (5 to 8 mm), have more brownish legs (Adalia bipunctata always has black legs) and that they are more orange colored on their ventral side. Their pronotum can show 3 different patterns: white with a distinct “M” pattern, white whit a distinct pattern in the form of a cat paw (one central spot with 4 smaller ones in half a circle around it) without other spots, and finally, black with 2 large clear stripes. Indigenous species also can show the cat paw pattern but they are smaller and species who are larger than 5 mm always have different patterns on their pronotum.
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