tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post8331939048874102095..comments2023-10-01T07:36:48.172-07:00Comments on The Belyoak Bunch: An Ecosytem of Loveshaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11742270945335370549noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-65505391319270318922007-08-08T13:37:00.000-07:002007-08-08T13:37:00.000-07:00Ohhhh crap, there's bug karma?? Because I worked f...Ohhhh crap, there's bug karma?? Because I worked for Mosquito Control in my hometown for a summer. <BR/><BR/><BR/>*gulp*<BR/><BR/>Great post.the stefanie formerly known as stefanierjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15013458822395746109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-86042949443795299722007-08-05T18:41:00.000-07:002007-08-05T18:41:00.000-07:00hahaha, that's adorable...at least a ladybug ecosy...hahaha, that's adorable...at least a ladybug ecosystem is less risky than an ant farm!Mamacita Chilenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00591882075295087687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-62266216721900581332007-08-04T18:27:00.000-07:002007-08-04T18:27:00.000-07:00Dana, we've since tried a new approach. We keep t...Dana, we've since tried a new approach. We keep the ladybugs for a few days and then we release them all and start over again. She loves having this little ritual where she tells each of them, "I'll see you again soon," to which I'm sure the ladybugs say, "Not if I can help it."shaunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742270945335370549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-24014421062537787022007-08-04T16:47:00.000-07:002007-08-04T16:47:00.000-07:00They will eat raisins and live for awhile...but un...They will eat raisins and live for awhile...but unless you have a lot of aphids, they are hard to keep for long.<BR/><BR/>My son has the same fixation with millipedes.Hanley Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07363108115499781703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-65617457144274731732007-08-04T06:31:00.000-07:002007-08-04T06:31:00.000-07:00I'd much rather watch ladybugs poop and braid rope...I'd much rather watch ladybugs poop and braid ropes out of leaves to escape <I>their</I> artificially created ecosystem environment, than ever watch 'Biodome' starring Pauly Shore, again.<BR/><BR/>Yes, the ladybugs are much smarter and more entertaining too.elasticwaistbandladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12643871078268503643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-78310023997364069162007-08-04T06:20:00.000-07:002007-08-04T06:20:00.000-07:00Kristi, you made me laugh out loud. I'll be looki...Kristi, you made me laugh out loud. I'll be looking for that super-sized jar with a vented lid...<BR/><BR/>Candygirlflies, I took your advice and gave the ladybugs a break -- they're in the fridge right now. :)<BR/><BR/>Mom (aka Rhonda), Oh I remember that about Jennifer. Leah likes all those bugs and probably would like stink bugs too except I've never seen one here. I remember stepping on one in our garage--I was very grossed out!<BR/><BR/>janicenw, I love Eric Carle but haven't read the Grouchy Ladybug--I'll have to check it out.shaunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742270945335370549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-8995998020872325912007-08-03T21:42:00.000-07:002007-08-03T21:42:00.000-07:00just remembered the name "The Grouchy Lady Bug" I ...just remembered the name "The Grouchy Lady Bug" I think Eric Carle is the author/illustrator.Crazed Nitwithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09433413927453925851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-13295945625483530022007-08-03T21:41:00.000-07:002007-08-03T21:41:00.000-07:00We used the ladybug rhyme...I don't remember all o...We used the ladybug rhyme...I don't remember all of it but the last line was "Ladybug fly away home!" Ladybugs were for observation only. Because they ate the sphids on my roses. There's an excellent book about the unhappy lady bug you might want to find. It's soooooooooooo funny.Crazed Nitwithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09433413927453925851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-57112434940228988942007-08-03T20:59:00.000-07:002007-08-03T20:59:00.000-07:00Sounds so much like all my daughters, loved to col...Sounds so much like all my daughters, loved to collect butterflys, ladybugs and rolly polies......what memories! I made lots of bug jars. I will never forget when I went outside on a hot summer night and smelled this aweful stink bug smell...Jennifer my 3 year old had created a hugh fort out of grass clippings and was collecting a pail filled with stink bugs ....lots of stink bugs and she was putting them in her fort. I tossed them down the toilet. What a smell!! My queen of bug collectors MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-49564776107519417332007-08-03T18:03:00.000-07:002007-08-03T18:03:00.000-07:00You know what really works? Sticking the poor lit...You know what really works? Sticking the poor little suckers in the fridge (IN THE CONTAINER, of course). The temperature drop slows down their little systems, and they go "dormant"... Maybe you could pry the jar out of wee Leah's hands after she goes to sleep, and cool those little suckers down to give them a bit of a "break"!!<BR/><BR/>I only know this because we release bags of ladybugs into our garden to control other pests. I buy them at the landscaping store, and they advise that I keep the bag in the fridge, and then take it out and release them over a three-night period. Once they warm up, they get pretty crawly fast... But they sure keep aphids and other nasties under control!!<BR/><BR/>My kids LOVE bugs, too... They sell nice "bug huts" at Toys'r'us for not very much money... But I'm not sure I'd want bugs living in one of those IN MY HOUSE...<BR/><BR/>Hee hee.Candygirlflieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04402373358975538931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-61027316734684137422007-08-03T12:55:00.000-07:002007-08-03T12:55:00.000-07:00could this paradise work with small children and a...could this paradise work with small children and annoying husbands...tell me if you find a jar big enough.Kristi Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02311382296639198817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-72953992122930685772007-08-03T11:50:00.000-07:002007-08-03T11:50:00.000-07:00Oh my! This made me smile! It looks like you may...Oh my! This made me smile! It looks like you may have a future scientist on your hands!MomOf4https://www.blogger.com/profile/18153895343116377314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-51841089513897650472007-08-03T11:14:00.000-07:002007-08-03T11:14:00.000-07:00So that's how you make a ladybug paradise! Seriou...So that's how you make a ladybug paradise! Seriously, you may have saved the lives of a few ladybugs at my house.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-90978514003877182742007-08-03T08:25:00.000-07:002007-08-03T08:25:00.000-07:00I love it! Isn't it amazing how complex everythin...I love it! Isn't it amazing how complex everything gets once you have kids?J. A. Blackburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06808398471001952690noreply@blogger.com