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Garden Insects

The term 'garden insect helpers' generally refers to insects that are beneficial as pollinators or as feeders on destructive bugs. Among the best known of the beneficial insects are the ladybird beetle, the colorful butterfly, and the busy bee. What's bugging your garden? Are there slugs in your salad greens, ants in your azaleas, bean beetles in your beans, or some other pesty insect in your garden? Insects like to eat, but gardeners are not willing to share.

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What do mosquito larvae consider as food?

Algae is what mosquito [Culicidae family] larvae consider as food. As adults, they'll change their feeding patterns to plant juices. As adults, they also will be ready to consider as food human blood, which helps mosquito eggs hatch properly.

What do you use to keep bugs out of the grain bins?

i ve had the same problam and i solved it u put a bug killer at the bottom of the bin

Are tobacco hornworms poisonous?

no, they're the opposite; they are almost immune to the toxins of the tobacco plant and their "horns" are benign, its only there for scare of other insects that would prey on them, like the preying mantis. The horn is SOFT and flimsy unlike the stinger of a bee.

What is the best way to get rid of red lily beetles?

Planting varieties (such as daylilies) that do not interest the insect pest in question and varieties (such as Oriental lilies) that resist infestations is the best way to get rid of red lily beetles. The insect pest in question (Lilioceris lilii) may suffer reduced egg, larval and mature stage survival rates if favorite food and host plants in the Liliaceae family are absent or scarce. Cultivation of vulnerable Asiatic lilies, flowering tobacco (Nicotiana spp), hollyhocks (Alcea spp), hosta, King Solomon's seal (Polygonatum spp) and lilies-of-the-valley (Convalaria majalis) will be unaccompanied or less weakened by red lily beetle attacks if diatomaceous earth covers ground access to plants, leaf litter gets removed, organic controls such as horticultural oils against eggs and insecticidal soaps against larval and mature stages and removal procedures by gloved hand or mechanical tool into soapy water-filled buckets occur regularly each year, and row covers shelter plantings.

Do bees pollinate cucumbers?

Most grasses, including sugar cane, are pollinated primarily by wind. The plants produce large amounts of pollen which wind and gravity carry onto the pistils. In addition, Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) pollenate sugar cane as they fly among the canes in pursuit of insects.

How long does a ladybug live inside with only leaves to eat?

A lady bug with only leaves to eat will die of starvation within a few days, because lady bugs only eat aphids.

Does vinegar kill mosquitoes?

No, vinegar will not actually kill mosquitoes. However, it will keep mosquitoes away. This is because mosquitoes are not attracted to the vinegar smell, therefore, they are deterred.

What kinds of ladybugs are poisonous?

Recently people on this website have said that there is a poisonous ladybug called the horn back ladybug, but these info. givers are liars. There is absolutely no so thing as a ladybug that is poisonous to humans.

How do some insecticides affect an insects spiracles?

Insecticides are nerve agents that enter the spiracles and cause different molecular effects depending on where they act, summarily, killing the insect. See Klaassen and Watkin's Chapter 22. Casarett and Doull's Essentials of Toxicology. Usually the insecticide acts on enzymes such as acetylcholinesterase or on ion channels such as sodium channels

How do you kill the emerald euphoria beetle?

There are many systemic approaches used today that allow treatment of trees that kill pests that attempt to feed on them. I think this approach was lots of possibilities. The same research approach used in the past would likely be the best place to start in an effort to discover a way to control the spread or atleast protect trees from this infestagtion. Another approach would be through pheromones. If the pheromone that the emerald beetle produces to attract it's mate can be identified, then perhaps it can be synthesized. Pheromone traps could be used on a large scale and greatly disrupt the reproductive cycle of the beetle.

Can you use your dishes after bug spray gets on them?

It would be best if you have a dishwasher,because a dishwasher will wash the dishes thoroughly. If you don't, well it needs to be cleaned. If any traces of bugspray on it, it will make you really sic

Can Red Spider mites crawl over and on patio wall?

Yeah, they crawl all over the place.

I got rid of them with "woolly whacker" .

I use the hose end sprayer, and wet the patio and walls. It also cools the area while drying.

Should Compost be full of Bugs and Roaches?

Commercial compost should be sterile so if bought compost the answer is no.

How do pillbugs and sowbugs do in winter?

they makeout and eat crap

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No-no-no-no,

they hide under pots, rocks, step-stones, or wherever else it can hide and retain moisture.

BTW, they eat leaves and vegetables like tomatoes.

Do yellow jackets and bumble bees compete for territory?

Yes, I have noticed that bumble bees and yellow jackets DO compete for territory. I have had many yellow jackets infesting my home in upstate New York each season for 17 years. However, this last summer, I had a bumble bee family that moved into my front porch. I watched them each day as they literally chased away the yellow jackets whenever they came near. Yet the bumble bees never caused any harm to me or my family. Thank goodness for my "watch dogs", the bumble bees -- they are my guardians against those angry yellow jackets!

What is the Latin name of the Azalea lace bug?

'Stephanitis pyrioides' is the binomial, Latin or scientific name of the Azalea lace bug. It's a voracious sapsucker as a spiny, wingless larvae or as a brownish, clear-winged adult. Its feeding frenzy begins in May, which is the most important time to treat.

Particularly effective controls are pesticides with the active ingredients of acephate or carbaryl. They must be applied in such a way as to cover the undersides thoroughly. They may be applied at three-week intervals until the Azalea lacebug numbers have been slowed.

Why is a worm long?

One of the reasons worms are long are because of their general biological makeup. They have a very simple design lacking in lungs. They acquire their needed oxygen by diffusion through their skin. In order for a worm to acquire more oxygen a greater surface area is needed. This increased surface area can be accomplished by the worm being long and thin, but not by the worm being short and fat. it's an equation of surface area to volume. In being long and thin the oxygen can easily and rapidly diffuse across the worms membranes.

What are the parts of an insect?

Head, thorax and abdomen are the parts of an insect. The order in which the parts are listed also is the order of their occurrence on the insect's body, from head to bottom. Other insect characteristics include two antennae, three sets of jointed legs, and compound eyes.

What do mealworms eat?

"They eat dead fish"

is a wrong answer. They are vegatarians. they eat leaves, sticks, and grass. their water source is potatoes, apples, or other fruits that hold water. this is NOT a lie. 100% garantee.