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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.
1,176 Questions
How do you get rid of the ants in your greenhouse?
Answers I've found elsewhere:
Eucalyptus oil in the watering can
Clove oil in the watering can
(Tansy companion planting - for next year?)
Talcum powder
Cinnamon powder
Peppermint oil
Diatomaceous Earth (food grade)
"water water and more water they hate being flooded" - also try soaking pots in a tub
its something disgusting that can live n your house/anywhere if its 1)humid;2)dirty;3)food everywhere :[
They can pretty much live anywhere except for the desert. They can live in terrestrial (land) and marine (water) environments, they can also live inside host bodies (e.g. humans).
What is the least hazardous form in which pesticides may be applied near area bee populations?
Granular treatments tend to be the safest form in which pesticides may be applied near area bee populations.
Sprays tend to be the second safest form. Nevertheless, emulsifiable concentrate sprays tend to be better choices than the wettable powder sprays. Specifically, the latter tend to be more toxic and remain for a longer time in the environment.
Dust and encapsulated insecticides are the most toxic and most hazardous of the three.
I don't know. BUT, I hope it is very difficult to find someone to ship them to you. Sounds like an intrusive species disaster in the making.
Why are the bottom leaves on your rose bushes turning yellow in October?
If its only the bottom leaves dont worry they have done their job the younger ones will continue.
What is a green insect that looks like a ladybug?
The spotted cucumber beetle is an insect that is green and looks somewhat like a ladybug.
Specifically, the beetle in question (Diabrotica undecimpunctata) has a longer-looking body than a ladybug. It is green-yellow or light green in color. Six large black spots will be found evenly distributed on each of the beetle's hardened upper wings.
Do mosquitos die after they 'sting' you?
No, mosquitoes do not die after "stinging" a person.
Specifically, it is the female of the insect in question (Culicidae family) that does the attacking. She makes contact -- by suctioning, not stining -- with animals and peoples to meet reproductive needs and thereby perpetuate her species. The blood which she draws will be directed towards proper development of her ovaries and maturation of her eggs.
Why should pesticides not be introduced after introducing parasitic wasps?
If you introduce pesticides after introducing parasitic wasps you will kill the parasites and the parasitic wasps so you will have wasted your time and money introducing the parasite wasps.
How do you control aphids from collecting in my house?
[1] Aphids are native to the U.S. As late as the 19th-very early 20th century, they lived in balance with host plants and with natural enemies. The balance was so finetuned that they only came to the world's attention when they slipped into France on imported American grape rootstocks. Without their natural enemies, they nearly ruined French vineyards, where they had previously been unknown. They were recognized, and named, by an Oxford scientist. [2] The best way to prevent major aphid damage, if not aphid presence, is by avoiding plant stress, and encouraging natural enemies. [3] A particularly common stress to plants is over/underwatering. Make sure that the soil is moist, not sopping wet, 6 inches down. That usually means watering every 7 days, unless there has been a rain or snow fall event that week. Also make sure that the soil is fertile, and well-drained. It helps to compost, and mulch. Both add organic matter, and therefore drainage and fertility, to soil. [4] Have a soil analysis done every 3 years. The test tells you which nutrients you have, which you lack, and what to do about it. Healthy plants need access to the 16-17 nutrients that are found in healthy soil. [5] Beneficial insects such as ladybugs and praying mantids fall in that category. They're attracted to native plants such as cardinal flower, coneflower, Joe pye weed, and the plants that also attract birds, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
What insecticide kills spiders but not praying mantises?
No insecticide kills spiders and spares praying mantises. Spiders number among the world's arachnids, along with mites, scorpions and ticks, whereas praying mantises, as insects, may be as vulnerable as arachnids even to such botanical insecticides as nicotine sulfate and pyrethrum. Spider control by botanical or chemical means requires a product that is categorized as an acaricide or as an arachnicide.
What is in the African tulip that can kill insects?
Bioactive chemicals are the internal contents that enable the African tulip tree to kill insects. Flavonoids, phenols and steroids in African tulip tree leaves can be fatal to insect larvae and pupae, especially to mosquitoes whose plasmodium causes malarial fevers. The woody plant in question's (Spathodea campanulata) leaves also contribute to insect kills by the asfixiating, insect-lethal smoke from controlled burns.
Leaf miner is a small white grub that lives between the skin layers of a leaf. By eating their way around they leave unsightly trails which if there are enough will weaken the plant. To get rid either use a systemic pesticide following the manufacturers instructions or if organic, mix some soot with water and water the plant with the mixture.
How much does it cost to buy a pear tree?
A pear tree at the 4 year old stage cost between 25 to 50 USD. The pear does not have to be bought in pairs as it is self pollenating. Most other fruit trees must be bought in pairs.
Slugs are coming into my house how do I get rid of them?
you put salt on them or on the ground every where
Anything that can get to them: birds, bears, raccons, spiders, ants, wasps, frogs/toads.
Bears, crickets, birds, ants, grasshoppers, spiders, most cats, dogs, LOADS of animals eat bees.
What is the dosage on Ortho Systemic Insect Killer?
Two to four tablespoons (1 to 2 fluid ounces) per gallon of water is the dosage on Ortho Systemic Insect Killer. Two tablespoons must be measured out when treating aphids and grasshoppers while four need to be mixed in when treating Japanese beetles. Three tablespoons (1.5 fluid ounces) per gallon must be used against the following:
- ash plant bug;
- bagworm, beet armyworm, birch leaf-miner, black vine weeivil, budworm;
- cabbage looper, catalpa sphinx moth larvae, cottonwood leaf beetle, Cuban laurel thrip;
- elm leaf beetle;
- fall cankerworm and webworm, fuchsia mite;
- gypsy moth larvae;
- holly leaf-miner;
- lacebug, leaf-hopper, leaf-roller, lilac leaf-miner;
- maple shoot moth larvae, mimosa webworm, mealybug;
- Nantucket pine tip moth larvae;
- oak webworm, obscure root weevil, orange-striped oakworm;
- popular tentmaker, psyllid;
- root-saddled prominent caterpillar;
- sawfly, scale crawler, spittlebug, spruce mite, stinkbug;
- thrip, tent caterpillar, two-spotted spider mite;
- whitefly, and willow leaf beetle pests.
Do aphids spread plant diseases?
Viral is the type of disease which aphids transmit.
Specifically, the insect in question (Aphidoideasuperfamily) applies mouthparts known as stylets to break through plant tissue in order to access phloem and xylem sap. In the process, an aphid injects toxic saliva and leaves sheaths around entry-points. An aphid's mouthparts, saliva and sheaths all may transmit viruses to the plant, which is weakened by the loss of vital life-sustaining hormone-, mineral-, sugar-enriched watery solutions.
