Ladybird Houses - Ladybirds are the most recognised and loved of all insects with both the larvae and adults feeding on a range of garden insect pests including aphids, mealy bugs and scale. Our range of ladybird houses are designed to simulate the natural habitat sought by ladybirds for hibernation helping more of these beneficial insects survive the winter.
  Ladybird House - This attractive, hand-crafted, wooden habitat for ladybirds and other beneficial insects has a central chamber filled with natural material, which provides a cosy place for them to bed down. Holes are drilled in an upward angle, so the ladybirds can reach this insulated and safe inner chamber. If necessary the roof panel may be removed for inspection or cleaning. Position next to aphid infected plants, in a sheltered, warm spot away from prevailing winds in flower beds, rose or shrub borders or even in a planter on a terrace. Dimensions 30cm high x 15cm x 15cm.
Ladybird Mansion - This ladybird mansion can hang on a wall, fence or post. It is ideal for positioning amongst climbing plants, which suffer from aphids i.e. climbing roses and honeysuckle.
 Ladybird Mansion - This attractive, wall mounted Ladybird Mansion is exclusive to Green Gardener and is perfect for providing all year round shelter for ladybirds and other beneficial insects. Made from FSC timber, this sturdy mansion will last for years. There are TWO viewing windows, so you can easily check on your gardener's friends without disturbing them. Position at any time of year on a wall, tree or fence amongst climbing plants, which are affected by aphids. Will provide shelter for other insects too and may also be used by solitary bees. Dimensions 30cm high x width 13cm x depth 17cm.
"I would like to thank you for my ladybird house which arrived on time on Thursday. I am extremely pleased with it and only wish I had got one for myself!" Diane by email.
"Hi there, I have just bought your ladybird house and adult ladybird package. They are feasting on my aphid infestation which is great - they're almost all gone!" Maxine by email.
"I received my ladybird house today and I am very impressed. It is so well made and attractive the best one I have seen. Thanks again for a lovely product." by email
We had a very cold night over the weekend and I was pleased to see my first ladybirds using the ladybird house in the garden." Terry by email.
"After putting your ladybird house in the garden I've had loads of ladybirds and very little trouble with aphids" Mr. A from Bath
 Ladybird attractant and food - Mix the powder with a drop of water and use in the garden or in one of our ladybird houses. This encourages ladybirds to stay in your garden giving you free pest control. Use from early spring onwards.
 Ladybird Field Guide - Did you know there are 26 species of ladybirds in this country? This attractive laminated field guide has pictures and descriptions of them all to help you identify the ones in your garden.
 Ladybird Lifecycle Models - These meticulously designed ladybird lifecycle figures are an educational accessory to go with our ladybird kit. These accurate replicas are oversized making them ideal for little hands. There are 4 stages accurately detailed - eggs, larva, pupa and adult ladybird.
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New - Mini Bug Habitats – These three Mini Bug Habitats are designed to attract beneficial insects while being fun and educational for children i.e. they can enjoy choosing where to site them. Each habitat comes with its own different 16 page project book explaining how important beneficial bugs are and encouraging children to record and draw what they observe. There are also instructions on how to make more shelters out of materials that are easy to find i.e. how to make an insect house out of an old plastic bottle.
New - Mini Bug Ladybird Log – This smaller version of our best selling Ladybird House, the Mini Bug Ladybird Log has been designed with children in mind. Ladybirds are a welcome sight in the garden, where they happily munch away on greenfly and other tasty pests and one of the best ways to attract them to your garden is to provide a safe, dry environment for ladybirds to breed, feed and overwinter in. The Ladybird Log has a hollow central chamber that can be filled with dry grass, dry leaves or straw, which the ladybirds reach through holes drilled in the side. The Mini Bug Ladybird Log comes in colourful packaging making an ideal gift and comes complete with a project book which contains fascinating facts and good pictures of ladybird development. Plus guidance on identifying different coloured / spotted ladybirds. The house can be positioned amongst plants or hung from a fence etc by a metal eye on the back. Meaures 20cm tall and 8cm in diameter.
New - Mini Bug Solitary Bee House – This smaller version of our best selling Solitary Bee Hive, the Mini Bug Solitary Bee House has been designed with children in mind. Gardeners and farmers like solitary bees because they pollinate flowers, herbs, fruit trees and vegetable plants. This wooden beehive (bees prefer wooden nesting sites) is made from durable FSC timber and the solitary bees lay their eggs inside the holes and seal them with mud or chewed up vegetation, so it is easy to tell if it is being used. The following year the adults and their offspring will use the same nest again building up the numbers of bees in your garden each year. Solitary Bees are docile and rarely sting, which makes them ideal for children to study. The Mini Bug Solitary Bee House comes in colourful packaging making an ideal gift and comes complete with a project book which contains fascinating facts and good pictures. The house should be positioned amongst plants on a brick, stone or paving slab. Measures 11cm wide x 12 cm long and 10 cm deep.
New - Mini Bug Bug Box – This Mini Bug Bug Box will attract a wide range of beneficial bugs including lacewings and ladybirds. This insect house consists of holes drilled into a wooden block for insects to nest in and it also comes with hollow canes and straws, which the children assemble to provide another nesting area. The Mini Bug Bug Box provides a safe, dry environment for benefical insects to breed, feed and overwinter in. Ladybirds and Lacewings are a welcome sight in the garden, where they happily munch away on greenfly and other tasty pests and one of the best ways to attract them to your garden is to place a bug box in your garden. The Mini Bug Bug Box comes in colourful packaging making an ideal gift and comes complete with a project book which contains fascinating facts and good pictures of beneficial insects including ladybird larvae. It also contains information on building your own bug boxes out of items such as plastic bottles, straw and cardboard. The bug box is hung from a fence etc by a metal eye on the back. Measures 15cm wide (at largest point) x 11cm deep x 7 cm wide.
Special Offer - Adult Ladybirds - We supply native British Adalia bipunctata ladybirds in tubes / tubs of 25 ready for release in your garden. Sent by 1st class post with their very own packed lunch of popcorn or cereal. Ladybirds are natural predators of aphids (greenfly and blackfly) as well as being a gardener's / youngster's favourite. By releasing ladybirds, you can permanently increase the number of these beneficial insects in your garden and decrease the number of pests. They should be released directly onto aphid infected plants or dotted around the garden either early in the morning or late evening. Release Ladybirds between May and August. 
Ladybird Larvae - The larvae look nothing like their parents, but they have the same appetite for soft -bodied garden pests such as aphids (greenfly and blackfly). Each ladybird larvae will eat a large number of pests before pupating and emerging as a ladybird. As they are supplied as larvae, they are ideal for releasing directly onto plants heavily infected with aphids - as they they are unable to fly and will stay where you put them. Supplied in trays of 50, they are sent by 1st class post ready for release directly into your garden. Release Ladybirds between May and August. 
Green Gardener only supplies native British Adalia bipunctata ladybirds (known as 2 spot) - we do NOT supply Harlequin ladybirds. This foreign ladybird (see right) has spread rapidly through England and into Wales. It isn't a plant pest, but is a concern because of its reputation for eating our native ladybirds. Although there is nothing we can do to control these non- native ladybirds, the RHS said, “The Harlequin ladybird rapidly established itself in England and there is no possibility of eradicating it or preventing its further spread. Gardeners need to accept the fact that the Harlequin ladybird is here to stay.” Boost the numbers of our native ladybirds - repel the invaders!
Ladybird Breeding Kit - Study all the stages of ladybird development - see the larvae feed, then pupate and the ladybirds develop before releasing them into your garden to tackle your pest problems. The kit is easy and fun for green gardeners of all ages. The Ladybird Breeding Kit comes complete with a pop-up mesh breeding chamber (10cm high and 15cm in diameter), an educational poster and a certificate for your first 25+ ladybird larvae and food.
How does it work? Send off the freepost voucher included