Lacy Phacelia: Possibly the Best Plant for Pollinators!
By Larry Hodgson If you grow fruit-bearing vegetables like squash, cucumbers, eggplant, okra or melons, you always need insect visitorsContinue Reading
Category: Beneficial insects
Woodlice: Friends Not Foes
Photo: Katia Schulz, Wikipedia Commons You find them in almost every garden: flat, oval, usually gray creatures no more than 1/2Continue Reading
When Centipedes Live in Houseplant Soil
Yes, centipedes do sometimes reside in the soil of houseplants. Photo: Palica, Wikiedia Commons Question: I need your help. The soilContinue Reading
A Bumblebee Nest in the Wrong Place
Bumblebee nest. Photo: peacebeefarm.blogspot.com Question: I have a bumblebee nest in the ground at the entrance to my house. How canContinue Reading
Grow a Pollinator Garden!
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Spiders: Brainier Than Other Bugs
The common house spider (Achaearanea tepidariorum), found all over the world, keeps insects from taking over our homes. Photo: FynContinue Reading
Moths: The Forgotten Pollinators
Moths often pollinate the same flowers as bees, but at night. Photo: Aditidutttyagi10, Wikimedia Commons One side of the LepidopteraContinue Reading
Where Do Insects Go in the Winter?
Ill.: photoshopcontest.com In the summer, insects are everywhere: in your flower bed, buzzing around your head, squashed on the windshieldContinue Reading
One Fly Gardeners Should Learn to Appreciate
A typical hoverfly. Photo: www.kiwicare.co.nz Humans tend to revile flies as annoying, disgusting, disease-carrying, biting pests and indeed, some ofContinue Reading
Where Have All the (Lily) Beetles Gone?
Lily beetles are so brightly colored you can scarcely miss them. Photo: www.telegraph.co.uk I usually write this blog to answerContinue Reading