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go forth and unleash horrors in my name (europe.pub)
submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by meh@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/gardening@lemmy.world
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edit: lady bugs being released to do murder. alt text doesnt seem to have loaded correctly when posted.

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[–] Rade0nfighter@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago (3 children)

What’s going on here?

Forgive the ignorance!

[–] Pistcow@lemm.ee 44 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Lady Bugs brutally murdering aphids and other garden pests.

[–] Rade0nfighter@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Did not know that was a thing! Sure beats chemical pesticides for naturalness AND cuteness 🌼

[–] meh@piefed.blahaj.zone 27 points 5 days ago

lady bugs are fantastic little murder machines.

[–] TwiddleTwaddle@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 5 days ago

OP released a bag full of ladybugs in the garden, likely to eat aphids before they eat the garden.