Beetle Juice

Beetle Juice

Quest giver

Arenlona

Location

Lower La Noscea (X:32.1, Y:20.0)

Level

8

Required items

1   Aphid Nectar
3   Ladybug Viscera

Experience

 680

Gil

 0

Previous quest

Whack-a-Mole

Patch

2.0

Links

EDB GT

“

Arenlona is in a bit of a tight spot.

— In-game description

Rewards

Choose one of the following options:

• 1   Leather Mitts
• 1   Leather Ringbands
• 1   Allagan Bronze Piece

Steps

• Sprinkle aphid nectar upon Althyk lavender and obtain three phials of ladybug viscera.
• Deliver the ladybug viscera to Arenlona.

Journal

• Arenlona is in a bit of a tight spot.

• Arenlona asks you to sprinkle aphid nectar upon Althyk lavender to lure little ladybugs, then squash them into three phials' worth of ladybug viscera.

• You have obtained the required amount of ladybug viscera. Deliver them to Arenlona.

• Arenlona explains that, since ladybugs are natural predators of aphids, the ladybug viscera will keep the aphids at bay. She insists that this is all very scientific.

Dialogue

Arenlona: Care to partake in the inexorable march of science?
Arenlona: The concoction I'm currently formulating could change horticulture as we know it! Imagine, a fluid one could strew over crops to ward off pests.
Arenlona: All I need are some ladybugs and someone to squash them.
Arenlona: Ladybugs simply cannot resist aphids. Find some Althyk lavender, dab it with a bit of aphid nectar, and they'll come swarming to the slaughter.
Arenlona: Return to me once you've collected three phials of ladybug viscera.

You sense a hostile presence! 

Arenlona: It's elementary, really. Aphids live in fear of ladybugs, and so applying the scent of ladybug blood to our crops is certain to ward off the parasites. We are manipulating the laws of nature.
Arenlona: Of course, we could have just let the ladybugs go on defending the crops as always and not squash them for their viscera, but I hardly see the science in that.