Ladybugs
Everyone loves ladybugs (Hippodamia convergens), it seems. Maybe it's that childhood nursery rhyme. Happily, they're good for your garden, too. Ladybugs eat over 5000 aphids (or other soft bodied pests) during their lifetime (about one year).

Many gardeners look on them as kind of a good-luck charm. Ladybugs don't always provide the pest control expected, but we hear enough rave-success stories to make them worth trying. Besides that, they're fun "garden pets" to have around.

Ladybugs are one of the few beneficial insects that can be stored in the refrigerator, dormant. (Well, maybe not in everyone's refrigerator...) They store up enough food to last several weeks, so long as they don't freeze or dry out. You can then let a few out every week or so, as needed.

If ladybugs tend to fly away, you can spray their backs with a soda pop/water spray (instructions included) - it "glues" their wings shut so they can't fly! (After a week or so it wears off.)

1,500 ladybugs is enough for a small garden, a quart (18,000) covers a large garden (or perhaps makes several releases), while a gallon (72,000) covers 1-10 acres. We hope they bring you good luck, too.