ladybird winter house

titch · « **on:** August 31, 2008, 20:20 »

Does anyone know how to build a lady bird winter hidy house? Have some doing a stellar job with black fly and want to repay them by making somewhere ocsy for them to live and do it all again next year.
Any help would be marvellous

richyrich7 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 31, 2008, 20:22 »

Bit like a simple bird house but smaller and on the front a 1cm gap top and bottom. Put some hay or straw inside but not packed to tight.

titch · « **Reply #2 on:** September 01, 2008, 11:18 »

thank you - i have a bird house that my dd built in school years ago, never used it for birds cos i have cats and it seemed cruel to put it up, so i can use that - should i put it up near where the leadybirds are?? or will they find it anyway?

richyrich7 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 01, 2008, 11:35 »

Mines about 4 1/2 foot up on a fence post amongst the garden plants I'm sure they find it easy enough.

Riala · « **Reply #4 on:** September 01, 2008, 22:35 »

Any chance of a pic of these little homes?

richyrich7 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 02, 2008, 21:10 »

Quote from: "Riala"

Any chance of a pic of these little homes?

I'll try and remember tomorrow

goose · « **Reply #6 on:** October 11, 2008, 18:59 »

my ladybird house is a 3 bed detached victorian.....they have invaded!!

saves me building a special house for them i suppose :?

Knight Family · « **Reply #7 on:** October 11, 2008, 20:27 »

any chance of pics, as I'll be looking to make one soon to keep off the dreaded bugs off my veg!

richyrich7 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 11, 2008, 22:16 »

Quote from: "Knight Family"

any chance of pics, as I'll be looking to make one soon to keep off the dreaded bugs off my veg!

Quote from: "richyrich7"

Quote from: "Riala"
Any chance of a pic of these little homes?

I'll try and remember tomorrow

Err I forgot :oops: I'll try and ...................

richyrich7 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 12, 2008, 15:11 »

Here you go

it's made from ordinary MDF and dragged with a exterior woodstain to make it look like wood and to protect, it's been up in the garden for about4-5 yrs only painted it once and filled it loosely with straw.
Hope this helps and sorry for the delay.

Yorkie · « **Reply #10 on:** October 12, 2008, 19:31 »

On Gardeners' Question Time today, one handy hint for making a ladybird shelter was to use sweetcorn and sunflower stalks instead of putting them into the compost bin.

Cut them into similar lengths, bundle them together with string, and place them in a hedge or evergreen place so they won't be disturbed.

And Bob's your uncle !

Knight Family · « **Reply #11 on:** October 12, 2008, 19:59 »

Thanks Richy will get to building one soon.

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