I have been told of a a deterrent for cabbage white butterflies: To place a large white butterfly hanging in her garden and the real ones wouldn't go near her cabbages (etc).
This woman got told it by a friend, who swore it works. She tried it and
Whether pollinator-friendly gardening sounds daunting or adventurous, it is in reality quite a simple and do-able task. By making an urban garden, regardless of its size, a welcoming place for insects and animals, you are helping to preserve essent
Read more…Native Bees for Farmers, Lifestyle Block Owners, Fruit Growers and Gardeners!
Are you a farmer, lifestyle block owner, fruit grower or gardener thinking about native bees?
Even if you aren't, pretend for a moment and read what you can do to make your
Read more…I know this group is focused on insects but often these three groups are often underestimated in NZ due their low diversity, low population and non-standard beauty. But they can be extremely good predators and they are endangered. There is an enormou
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I have been told of a a deterrent for cabbage white butterflies: To place a large white butterfly hanging in her garden and the real ones wouldn't go near her cabbages (etc).
This woman got told it by a friend, who swore it works. She tried it and
I'm having major problems this season with the green vegetable bug. Sprayed with Success a week ago. First time I've sprayed for these bugs or with a non-organic spray BUT I'm over them destroying all my veggies! Even after the spray they're still t
Read more…Hi everybody, upon returning home from holiday Ive noticed all sorts of little bugs nestling away in my plants.
I just came across this litle bunch of critters on my catmint and was wondering if anyone knows what they are and whether they are good or
Read more…Can anyone tell me what spray is best to use on my trees for the bronze beetle. Our fruit trees are being stripped of all leaves one by one!
Read more…Hi all, I am having great problems with earwigs and the only way I can reduce their numbers it to capture them in news paper and take them to my mother-in-laws chooks, but this is not too practical due to distance and I cannot own chooks in this prop
Read more…i like to garden with as little chemical activity as possible and would like to find out if anyone had any tips for catching these wee beasties that could then feed to the chickens.
Read more…I always thought all grasshoppers ate plant matter. It turns out I was wrong. Some grasshoppers such as the Swayer Katydids are predators that eat other small insects. When you see a grasshopper on a plant it may not be causing the holes in your leaf
Read more…I’m not an entomologist. I don’t study insects professionally and to be completely honest until about five years ago the average flying bug would send me running and screaming in the opposite direction waving my arms around generally looking quite ma
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