Garden Insects

No ladybug larvae are strict carnivores and eat only other insects. They are voracious. One entomologist said that if ladybugs were the size of cocker spaniels, we'd all be afraid to go out in the garden.

Gasteracantha elipsoides is somewhat close to your description, but I'm not sure if it is the same. Gasteracantha elipsoides usually has six spikes, usually reddish.

I'm not sure, but they sting to defend themselves or their hive. They are part of a hive so bee behavior would seem to indicate that the needs of the many (hive) out-weigh the needs of the few or the one. In a nut shell they give their life so the hive can survive. Ok, this is from a different person. How can a bee be defending it's self when it stings you when it is going to die when it does? It doesn't make any sense. i know alot about stuff. lol. Luvs ya! mwah! xoxo The honey bee can only sting one time and when they sting they die so they can only sting one time

Slugs can live in any damp enviorment. Slugs can live in any damp enviorment.

Yes. Garden snails are great fun to keep and look after. if you wish to have some you will need: Tank 2 inches of soil a plant ( optional) something for them to hide under such as a broken flower pot. A bottle in which you can use to squirt water into the tank. Water Bowl. It must be shallow ( you do not need one if you spray their tank with water regularly. Salad foods. Something like Egg Shell or cuttlefish.

I think as it lands on flowers the pollen sticks to tiny little hairs on its legs.

Farmers who use organic practices to control pests can buy products that are made from natural sources to spray or dust the infected plants with. They can also use a method of planting called companion planting. Using this method, plants that benefit each other are planted together. In the case of aphids, Nasturtiums and Garlic help control them and can be planted throughout the garden for that purpose. They purchase ladybird beetles, also known as ladybugs, by the thousands and release them near the affected crops, so the ladybugs eat the aphids. Also, other bugs can be released that do no harm to the crops, eat the aphids and have waste, which is good for plant fertilization.

There a few things you can do about pest eating the apples in your orchard. You can try attracting beneficial bugs that will help control the pest population. You can also be sure to pick up fall fruit and pull weeds close to the tree for basic garden sanitation. A finally resort would be to purchase an pesticide spray from a local hardware store.

They eat with their radula-a tonguelike organ with rows of teeth-to obtain food.

I had a problem of insects of all sorts hovering on my cement front porch at night mostly in summer until I covered it with a large outdoor carpet I bought from Home Depot. It appears the cement porch absorbed the heat from the sun during the day and retained throughout the evening. The carpet does not retain the heat and and the evening the porch cools down and insects leave.

You can make many things: cakes, cookies, even mead. It can be used in almost any recipe in place of sugar. For thousands of years until we started to process sugar cane and sugar beet, honey was the only sweetener available.

I see those commonly around where I live. I can't tell you for certain without a picture but I can tell you the most common black spider with yellow on its back and legs (sometimes different patterns) is the Banana Spider. As far as I know I believe it IS poisonous. If you see one then either leave it alone, or kill it from a distance. (I'd prefer something hard like a shovel. I wouldn't even attempt a spider spray because it's likely not to work because of it's size and if it DID work you would PROBABLY be using ALOT of it. Be easier and cheaper just to pulverize it from a distance.

either it has grown out or the snail has died and the shell is just left over and nothing is in it.

well they eat leaves and sometimes fruit bits i have loads of ladybugs in my house i think i heard from someone that choclate iswell but dont do that never no could itract more than just ladybugs

Use its tail to swim backwards at high velocity.

Remember the old saying "you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar" It's true: flies recoil from vinegar. So the next time you're having a picnic, wipe the table with undiluted white vinegar before you set up.

Yes, garden vegetables can be eaten after applying ant insecticide even though there may be a wait between application of the ant killer and harvest of the edibles. The wait is shorter for such homemade organic remedies as boiling water or sprays diluting black pepper, cayenne pepper, chili powder, cinnamon, garlic, hot peppers, lemon juice, mint, pennyroyal, rhubarb, soap, sweet fern or tansy. Baits with the active ingredients of abamectin and of methoprene need waits of four weeks while those with pyriproxfen require six to eight weeks.

Coffee grounds are not very effective against slugs. The gritty texture and taste seem to be the only thing that bothers them. On the other hand they will happily drown themselves in beer, stale or otherwise.

Chickens, ducks, geese, and guinea hens are the kinds of birds that eat box elder bugs. The insects in question (Boisea trivittata) does not tend to attract raptors or songbirds since its orange coloration warns of unpleasant smells and tastes. But a desperate, famished bird will join the ranks of the above-mentioned box elder bug predators regardless of Mother Nature's warnings.

Insects describe what nine-spotted ladybugs eat. The insects in question (Coccinella novemnotata) particularly favor such homopteran farm and garden pests as aphids and scales. They tend to be beloved as the New York state insect since 1989 and prioritized as among the victims of eastern North America's introductions of competitive native and non-native lady beetle species and reforestation, with agricultural activities moving to the Midwest.

Manual, mechanical, and moisture removal are ways to get bugs out of garden broccoli. Removal by gloves-covered hands is feasible in the case of a few, high profile-looking bugs whereas removal by spray from a hose or a toss of a soapy water-filled bucket works with greater numbers. Gardeners who dislike the feel of bug bodies through gloves sometimes resort to equipment such as pre-sterilized brushes and swatters.

Horticultural oil and Insecticidal soap are good organic insecticides. They need to be applied correctly and at the most appropriate times. For example, horticultural oil has summer and winter treatment schedules. It tends to be more effective against an insect's eggs. Insecticidal soap tends to be effective at other stages in the insect's life cycle.

Landing within a flower and using mouthparts describe the ways that honeybees collect nectar. The nectar is swallowed into the part of the esophagus that is known as the honey stomach. The honey stomach will expand until full, which tells the honeybee to return to the hive and transfer the nectar to a worker bee for processing into honey.

Amphibians, arachnids, birds, fungi, insects, parasites and reptiles are predators of ladybugs. Arachnids include mites and spiders while assassin bugs, other ladybugs, and stink bugs number among predatory insects. Frogs and toads represent amphibian predators of ladybugs while anoles serve as reptilian examples.