Ladybugs any good?

[dino]

Hello,

I was wondering can a Ladybug do some harm to mantids? I keep finding some in my garden or 2 acre back yard. I know they give off a stinch, but can that do harm to my mantids? I feed them other insects that give of stinches, but I'm not sure about Ladybugs since some yellow stuff come out ( like yellow stuff comes out of a Grasshopper's mouth.)

 

[ibanez_freak]

Hi,

I don't know if they are harmful but I have heard tht for some reason mantis don't eat/harm them. can any one back me up on this? I'm not to sure.

Cheers, Cameron.

 

[Jolt]

Ladybugs give off that yellow stuff that smells/tastes bad to insects......

 

[dino]

Hmmm. Maybe I can get all that yellow stuff of, than wash the Ladybug up. Than feed it to my mantis?

 

[Joe]

i read that that yellow stuf is actually their blood and what come out of its arms is a sample of it to predators what it tastes like lol.

Joe

 

[dino]

Okay thanks Joe. No Ladybug ever... sorry mantids.

 

[Rick]

My mantids would never touch a lady bug.

 

[dino]

Yeah. No lady bugs mantids. Sorry