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Mint Friend! (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by RebekahWSD@lemmy.world to c/gardening@lemmy.world
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One of the insects on the mint. Friend said ladybug babies? So spiky!

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[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes yes. No ladybugs are harmed.

Spotted lanternflies though, those are killed whenever I can actually grab one. Invasive here but also overrun here, so it's probably pointless.

[–] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Pro tip for killing the lanternflies: they are super quick and jumpy, but it takes a bit for them to build up a second jump, so once they land on their first, it's easy to squash them.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I managed to grab two by smushing them between a sheet of paper! The others all jumped. But we aren't quite so bad here, I only saw the four of them.