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After last week's excitement about the ladybird party on the BBC allotment, I was delighted to learn that the UK Ladybird Survey had a stand at this year's Gardeners' World Live.
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Gardeners' World Web User
17/06/2011 at 15:10
my climbing rose has over 30 ladybirds on it ...i think they are harlequin bugs but unsure [look like the photo you have].they are eating all the green fly up.yummmmmmmmy.
Gardeners' World Web User
18/06/2011 at 21:04
I would like to have a rose arch in the garden and wondered whether to buy wood or metal. has anyone any tips to offer? Thanks, Rank amateur
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19/06/2011 at 19:51
As usual my friend and I really enjoyed Gardeners World Live last Thursday, especially seeing Alan Titchmarsh, he is great, never any different so friendly and natural with everyone. Our one complaint is we feel the show is becoming a bit greedy moneywise, in these days when we all have to watch our pennies we feel £19 tickets £8 parking, petrol to get there, then charging to go into the theatres is a bit moneygrabbing
Gardeners' World Web User
20/06/2011 at 12:47
can anyone tell me what is in my home made fertiliser, i made nettle fertiliser, soaked in water, uncovered, now have maggots with tails swimming about in it and they are clumped together like frog sporn , yuk! what and where do they come from. thanks.
Gardeners' World Web User
20/06/2011 at 15:10
Those will be rat-tailed maggots - they're Hoverfly larvae (Eristalis sp.) and eat decaying organic matter in stagnant water - absolutely nothing to worry about!
Gardeners' World Web User
20/06/2011 at 18:34
onehappy person - rimo is right they're rat-tailed maggots. They're not so pretty now, but if you leave them be they'll grow into beautiful hoverflies. Kate
Gardeners' World Web User
23/06/2011 at 23:16
Thanks Kate, This is a really interesting article as I have been overrun with lady birds this year and have spotted a couple of different ones in the garden. Now that I have read this and done some other research it looks likely that they could be harlequin ladybirds! I will go out tomorrow with the camera and take some pictures to compare on the net.... http://higgysgardenproject.blogspot.com/ Higgy
Gardeners' World Web User
24/06/2011 at 16:31
to rimo, thank you for your info.great help, will leave to let nature take its course.
Gardeners' World Web User
24/06/2011 at 16:35
to kate, thank you for you info.
Gardeners' World Web User
28/06/2011 at 09:46
Higgy - that's interesting. Will you be blogging about your ladybirds? Kate
Gardeners' World Web User
17/08/2011 at 11:28
I wonder if anyone can help? The Mimosa trees in my garden are infested with Cottony-cushion scale (Icerya purchasi). I am doing battle with insecticide but losing! It's also very expensive. I believe that Ladybirds will feed on these pests - is this true and, if so, how can I introduce these predators?
Gardeners' World Web User
28/11/2011 at 18:43
We have loads of ladybirds in our garden this year. Thank you for the link to the UK Ladybird Survey, I shall certainly study our ladybirds a lot harder now and take part.
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