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Talkback: Rosemary beetle

research on neonicotinoids. They kill bees & other non-target insects - eg. butterflies etc. Miniscule amounts impair the ability of insect to function resulting inevitably in death. Also, seek out the fact sheets from the US environment agency -you may get by kaycurtis

24/11/2011 15:29:05

by ILOVEBEES

Is it a plant or a weed

is up to you, I love them and so do insects. The bugloss is covered in bees and butterflies when in flower. Then the seeds get eaten by the finches. They're both biennial so if you like them let them seed. by Rushie

13/11/2012 18:00:54

by nutcutlet

buddleja

they will have a good chance to settle in while the soil is still warm. Youu can cut them back a bit now and then hard back in the spring. thanks for your advice daitiness, i love them for the amount of butterflies they have attracted, but they look a bit too by lynne24

23/09/2012 17:55:17

by lynne24

buddjlea

buddjlea buzz around the garden for the butterflies, i would like to put a berry bush in its place, (part shade) any suggestions, thanks Skimmia? Pernerrya? never heard of them, will look them up, thanks verdun, will the birds like them? Birds like by lynne24

07/11/2012 21:21:24

by Busy-Lizzie

Does anyone recognise this

which featured topless shepherd girls on page three. It may be Allium paradoxum. I'll post a picture I took yesterday in my Butterfly Garden. Thank you both, I think Marion is right. I've just been out in the dark rubbing the leaves to see if they smell allium by nutcutlet

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20/04/2013 21:32:36

by nutcutlet

Talkback: 10 uses for nettles

on this excellent article is what do you mean by"the end of each season". I have asked already in 2 places at what stage it is best to cut the nettles down to avoid sacrificing butterflies and ladybirds.I let a big patch grow in my garden but the "gardener" I paid by spidea

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21/07/2012 06:18:49

by Gary Hobson

Talkback: Hummingbird hawkmoths and bumblebees

i was weeding down my allotment today and i saw this was attacking every moth and butterfly which landed on this globe poppy or thistle are they natural enemys wasp was attacking the moths spelling mistake Very interested to read about hummingbird by ssbattison

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28/11/2011 18:39:27

by Ruth White

Talkback: Bug boxes

throughout my garden.Its like having multiple pets without the hassle and you do not have to feed them. I am looking to intoduce more butterflies to our garden this year, does anyone know a reputable supplier of the larve, in the uk. hi, im ben im 13 and love by Anonymous

28/11/2011 18:37:51

by mal

what do u think this might be

down were on a bit of a hill in a field ,really WINDY here in Tenby no snow tho themommoment tho, alan4711 Alan - looks like a chrysalis of some form to me - It might a butterfly or a pretty moth. I could possibly be wrong though but I wouldn by Alan4711

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28/03/2013 14:28:08

by Dovefromabove

What is this?

you a link to lots of photos but for some reason the system is malfunctioning. Just Google Noctuid Moth Images and you should get some good pictures. A Chrysalis of some sort, but I wouldn't know if it is a butterfly or moth. I often come across by Des4545

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22/07/2012 18:25:40

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