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Green Lacewing Larvae are your best gardening friend

Monday, February 13, 2012

Green Lacewing Larvae feed mostly on soft-bodied garden pests – largely aphids. Green Lacewing Eggs Larvae are extremely active and can consume up to 600 aphids while in their larvae stage which lasts from two to four weeks.The larvae are a natural enemy of aphids but also feed on other garden pests including several species of aphids, spider mites (especially red mites), thrips, whiteflies, eggs of leafhoppers, moths, and leafminers, small caterpillars, beetle larvae, and the tobacco budworm are reported prey. They are considered an important predator of long-tailed mealybug in greenhouses and interior plantscapes. Green Lacewing Eggs/Larvae can be used on a number of different plants and food crops. Green Lacewing happen to be so effective at pest control that organic farms and orchards that stay away from any use of pesticides often depend exclusively on the voracious appetite these little cuties have. The problem with pesticides is that they’ll not only kill pests, they’ll kill beneficial insects as well, making your pest problem even worse the next time around.

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Green Roofs And The Wildlife Garden

Monday, August 29, 2011

On hearing of green roofs or a green wall some may consider this as a daft notion or think it is too technical for the garden situation.

Whereas within the landscape and conservation communities a living roof and green walls are accepted and made use of in all sorts of urban and rural settings. Schools often use these for wildlife and conservation projects with any available land they have.

Before we consider installing a green roof we should think it through and make sure we have all the information we need to have a successful project. We should ensure the roof will remain watertight and be able to carry the extra weight and not be overloaded.

Green roofs can help extend your planting area!

This can be achieved simply by using sedum plants along with sowing sedum seeds to ensure success. This is what can be described as a belt and braces strategy. Once established this is one of the best ways to create a wildlife garden habitat.

A scaled down version on the roof of a small garden shed or a garage will produce a pleasant extension to any garden and also create a habitat that will be beneficial to the local wildlife.

Extending our green spaces with a living roof is a viable option for many who are considering establishing a wildlife friendly garden. We have here a blank canvas that allows us to produce something that is different and attractive to ourselves as well as birds and insects.

Whether we choose Green Roofs or Living Roofs combined with Green walls we are best to Start Simple, Keep It Simple And Then Let Nature Take It’s Course.

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Ladybugs: Effective pest control

Monday, July 4, 2011

Ladybugs happen to be so effective at pest control that organically produced farming and orchards that stay away from any use of pesticides often rely exclusively on the voracious appetite these little cuties have. The drawback with pesticides or herbicides is that they’ll not only kill pesky insects, they will kill advantageous insects too, making your problem with pests worse the very next time around.

The guaranteed two-year lifespan that ladybugs have is only probable of course, when they have a means of protecting themselves from the cold during wintertime. Usually, ladybugs march into every household nearby for heat, come the winter season. Gardeners who choose to protect their ladybugs during wintertime often buy a kind of cozy ladybug home to set up in their gardens for the winter. Without having this type of set up, these kinds of little bugs can invade your house, get underfoot and cause quite a bit of troubles.

Ladybugs are the present that keep on giving. They breed frequently – generating as much as five generations in one year or so. There are about 350 species of ladybug in America, you’ll want to question your mail-order supplier for the best kind for your section of the location. Once you get your shipment, be sure you don’t release them inside your garden area until the sun’s set. Spray your garden using a hose for a bit after you release them to freshen them up after their journey with Ups. We hope you have enjoyed reading these Ladybug Facts and hope you will proceed to read more about Ladybugs.

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