With the ladybugs, I released them in the sections where the infestation was greatest. Also, if I remember correctly, I released them at dark fall as per the instructions. By morning, I believe only about 10-20% were remaining but that was enough for them to reproduce every year and we definitely have more of them than we did before. We also have a population of Praying Mantis that lay eggs every year. I found this guy about 6 weeks ago among the daylilies:
I didn't notice him at the time (he was maybe a quarter inch), but when I uploaded pictures, I discovered him. Since then, I have stumbled across about a dozen babies or so and I have not been looking for them.
