Brian Spencer, Applied Bionomics, says that ladybugs try to take care of their own young so they leave food (i.e. aphids) behind for the ladybug young to eat. The hatching larvae need something right away so the adults leave the leaf before they eat all the aphids.
In the end we came up with a short list of plants to try in my straw bale, deer exposed garden. I crowd sourced the answer and together with over 100 people we decided if you are thinking ahead to spring and wonder what might grow in an area likely to be visited by deer, these vegetables are worth a try:
