(January 2008) I have decided not harvest ladybugs this winter so that I can focus on my nursery business. I will not be accepting ladybug orders until the middle of May. The best quality ladybugs that I know of are at A-1 Unique, call them at 916-961-7945

Our Ladybugs are sent fresh and direct to you.  Order in large or small quantities. Ladybugs come to you healthy and ready to work in your problem gardens!

Pictured above, 1,500 ladybugs in our special container.

Ladybug Photos

Our competitors charge $10 to $15 for 1,500 ladybugs. We harvest our own ladybugs so our prices are always kept low!

How Our Ladybugs Compare to Other Merchants' Ladybugs

We are one of the very few enterprises that harvest our ladybugs, prepare and package them for gardeners and farmers. Our Ladybugs are harvested from the foothills of California (click here for more info on this) and then resold to companies all across North America and many countries around the World. We also harvest our own Snail Destroyers, and raise some of our own Spider Mite Predators and Composting Worms.  Click here to go the Aphid page for more ideas on controlling these nasty pests.

When you buy ladybugs from almost any other source they have been hauled all around the United States from 2 to 3 different companies. This stresses out the ladybugs, robbing them of their vigor, aphid eating and reproduction capabilities. Other ladybugs may travel an extra 900 to 4,000 miles over 2 to 5 days or more before they reach you! 

When you get ladybugs from Growquest.com, you can be sure that:

• we harvested them ourselves

• we kept them fresh in our premium refrigeration rooms

• we have cleaned, fed, prepared and packaged them for direct shipment

We package our Ladybugs the same way that Mother Nature keeps them fresh. We are told by many customers that they "are the happiest ladybugs we / I have ever seen."

Ladybugs in their natural resting places in cedar, pine and greens

 

Ladybugs in the Ladybug Simulated Forest Cup from us

Ladybug Photos

Hands on pest control	Praying mantis photo gallery

A Praying mantis quietly waiting for a meal. They are ideal for rose and vegetable gardens

Praying mantis egg cases are being harvested right now, reserve yours today.

Size	approximate count
PM1	200 young backyard
PM2	400 young front and backyard
PM3	600 young, several  large gardens
PM5	1000 young 1 acre or more

 

• Live and Fresh Ladybugs

• Ladybug life cycle and pictures

• Grouchy Ladybugs

• Ladybugs

• Ladybug Page excellent photos  and information

• Ladybug Photos

  (January 2008) I have decided not harvest ladybugs this winter so that I can focus on my nursery business. I will not be accepting ladybug orders until the middle of May. The best quality ladybugs that I know of are at A-1 Unique, call them at 916-961-7945