(edit title) Where to buy live ladybugs in Malmo? Controlling aphids Options

[revvy]

We've been battling aphids for our indoor plants for a month now and none of the methods seems to work. Does anyone know where we can buy live ladybugs?

Thanks.

[Rick Methven]

You have to go out and catch them. try looking in a park with a rose garden. But this is not the time of year.

Try putting some tobacco around the plants

[PDX]

We've been battling aphids for our indoor plants for a month now and none of the methods seems to work. Does anyone know where we can buy live ladybugs?. Thanks.

No idea about purchasing ladybugs, but you can purchase other (probably more useful) troops for your battle against aphids here:

http://www.lindesro.se/nyttodjur.html

As far as I can see, they have seven alternatives against aphids (bladlöss in Swedish).

~~~PDX~~~

[revvy]

Thank you for the replies, I will buy a pack of rolling tobacco today and give it a shot!

[entry]

Put the rolling tobacco/cigerette butts(Just dump a few ash trays into a pot of water mash it up) and place the solution into a spray bottle. Wet the plants down good with the tobacco tainted solution.

This does not seem like the right time of year to purchase lady bugs for aphid control.

[Yorkshireman]

A simple solution is to use Grumme Gul or Gröna soap liquid .. it is sold in almost every supermarket. Mix it with luke warm water roughly 1 part soap liquid to 9 water, sometimes it takes a little stronger solution maybe 2 or 3 parts soap... just to try and see what works for Yours.

[Mb 65]

Do what we have done which is have artificial plants, you cannot tell the difference now. We also have artificial in the pots outside in front of the house and nobody notices.

[Puffin]

wait a couple of weeks and they will die off in the frost

[Yorkshireman]

...indoor plants...

wait a couple of weeks and they will die off in the frost

and get some good insulation also!