Good Bugs

Cara Fleischer and emerging ladybugs
 

Cara Fleischer is a Leon Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor, a Creation Care leader at St. Paul's United Methodist Church and the co-leader of Tallahassee Citizens' Climate Lobby.  She is on a mission to spread information about sustainable living.  At the UF/IFAS Leon County Extension Open House this spring, she released many, many ladybugs into the VegHeadz garden.  Ladybugs provide biological control of aphids and many other pests and diseases.  Biological pest control is an important part of Integrated Pest Management (IPM).  To learn more about how this works and about Cara's ladybug mission, explore the links below. 

http://livinggreen.ifas.ufl.edu/landscaping/ipm.html

http://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/lawn-and-garden/ladybugs-in-florida/

http://blogs.tallahassee.com/community/2018/03/27/friendly-ladybugs-keep-gardens-healthy/