With the ladybugs: buy them from a local source, and buy them in a sufficient quantity, 1500-2000, to compensate for the ones that will die. Did you water your plants and the general area before releasing the ladybugs? My mom taught me to really soak one part of the garden prior to releasing ladybugs (there should be puddles), and then mist the area you want the ladybugs to be in. They need drinking water to be motivated to stay.
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