Dragonfli Live Ladybird Lodge

A Wonderful Lodge To House & Release Ladybirds

This Dragonfli Live Ladybird Lodge has been designed specifically as a safe release point and retreat for Ladybirds. It is a handmade, wooden lodge with a Ladybird coloured design that would suit any garden, or greenhouse. This lodge is the perfect gift for anyone wishing to have a more interactive experience with Ladybirds. 

Key Features:

• Coloured roof with silhouette
• Hinged side to open and clean the lodge
• Keyhole slot at the back
• FSC® certified wood

How Do I Set Up & Utilise The Lodge?

Ensure your lodge is hung securely on a wall, fence or tree, or placed in a greenhouse on a firm, flat surface. If you have opted to receive Live Ladybirds, or larvae, with your lodge, they can be released alongside the lodge whereby they may enter it via any the four elongated horizontal notches on the front.

The hinged slot to the side of the lodge can also be opened if wishing to place the Ladybirds, or larvae, directly inside the lodge. This slot also enables you to fill the inside of your lodge with rose cuttings, twigs and straw to provide a safe haven for other beneficial insects in your garden.

Once inside, the ladybirds will freely venture out of the lodge to feed on a variety of garden insect pests including Aphids. 

Made From Environmentally Friendly Materials

The Ladybird Lodge has been constructed from natural and sustainable materials. The lodges are made with a mixture of pinewood. The natural wood is combined with dynamic Ladybird red colouring which makes the house a wonderful feature for gardens.

What Size Is The Lodge?

The exact measurement of the lodge in centimetres is: L 15.2 x D 11.9 x H 20

What Does The Ladybird Lodge Weigh?

Each hotel weighs 0.560 kg.

Choose From Our Product Bundles To Receive (Or Gift) The Lodge & Ladybirds Together At A Discounted Price

The lodge is supplied in four separate product bundles enabling you to acquire ladybirds and ladybird larvae with the lodge. For those wishing to send the lodge as a gift, one bundle includes the lodge and a ladybird voucher which can be redeemed at any time. Our bundles offer a discounted total price to the cost of purchasing a lodge and live Ladybirds / Ladybird Gift Cards separately from Dragonfli.

Our Fantastic Four Bundle Options:

Lodge Only

Receive the lodge to encourage insects inside. 

Lodge + Live Ladybirds

Receive the lodge and 25 native Two Spotted Ladybirds (Adalia bipunctata) in a release tube. Only release Ladybirds into your garden, or greenhouse, between March -September. 

Ladybirds need to be released straight away so please bear this in mind if ordering as a gift, or alternatively purchase our lodge and Ladybird voucher bundle.

Lodge + Ladybird Gift Card

Receive the lodge with a redeemable voucher for 25 native Two Spotted Ladybirds. Each gift card can be redeemed at any time on the Dragonfli website, or via phone call.

Lodge + Live Ladybirds + Live Ladybird Larvae

Receive the lodge, 25 live ladybirds, and 100 Live Ladybird Larvae. Ladybird larvae are potent predators of Aphids, Greenfly & Blackfly. These Ladybird larvae are of the same species (Adalia bipunctata) as the included Two Spotted Ladybird adults and can consume up to 100 aphids each day.

For indoor use of Ladybird Larvae: they should be released from March to September. For outdoor use of Ladybird Larvae: they should be released from April to September.

Ladybird adults and larvae need to be released straight away so please bear this in mind if ordering as a gift, or alternatively purchase our lodge and Ladybird Gift Card bundle.

For More Information On Ladybirds See Our Ladybird Larvae & Ladybird Adults Product Listings

Ladybirds will predominantly consume most species of Aphid, but may also feed on other soft-bodied pests such as Spider Mite and Thrip. We would, however, advise use of more specific predators in tackling these pests.

See our range of available Spider Mite and Thrip predators by clicking the links here.