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mystery chrysalis

Hi all Can anyone help me out with identifying something that may or maynot be a pest? I found two of my very young red hot poker's leaves stuck together to make a cosy nest for a chrysalis. It has a yellow/brown body with a very smart, emerald by Pamela14

13/05/2013 19:08:45

by Pamela14

help

and you ned to find these bird dropping like masses and wipe them off to kill the grub inside. And for anyone unfamiliar with this pest here is an image. Berg- I like the word 'frass'- that's a new one on me! Glad it wasn't a pic of the two 'in flagrante by pat22

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14/05/2013 17:46:54

by pat22

ID of plant growing EVERYWHERE!

pictures... Can anyone identify it for me please? It is a pest or should I let it grow? Will it look nice or not? Also need to know if its poisonous or anything as I have a little boy who loves to play in the garden. Thanks in advance! Bay Willow Herb by Roxanne Blanton

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24/05/2012 15:48:02

by Gary Hobson

Ruined lawn with too much grass seed?

in areas. The garden is very sheltered and we've had plenty of rain so I don't think it's due to being too dry. I've read that if you put down too much seed the roots become too competitive and bits die off. Frustratingly, I can't find any information by Alice Konash

05/11/2012 20:04:38

by Verdun

Talkback: Beetles, wasps and toads

the harlequin bug and glad to find its not one of them. Don't know if it fly's, doesn't appear to be harmful, no sting, from a distance looks like goblets of water/oil on branch. quite pretty but am afaid if its pretty it could be a pest? would like to think its by Excited finder

28/11/2011 18:31:52

by Richard Pidds

Talkback: Slugs and hedgehogs

Hi You are so lucky to have an hedgehog in your garden, mine is overrun with slugs and I am hoping somebody would give me an hedgehog.Please anybody has one to give away? Lucky you having a hedgehog on your allotment . My neighbour saw a couple by Di Barker

28/11/2011 18:36:49

by exdinnerrita

Talkback: Charles Darwin and worms

as a pest on the west coast as they increase the fertility of the soil making it viable for weed species to take over from the indigenous plants! I am lucky to be Malaysian, living in Petaling Jaya. I have worms thriving in my garden as I am into worm by kaycurtis

28/11/2011 18:37:44

by James A-S

ground for runner beans

Can someone please tell me how many years you can safely grow runners beans in the same piece of ground. Safely as in pest and disease build up? I can only relate my experience-I have grown beans on the same bit of ground for probably the last 15 by Lyn

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09/12/2012 19:15:40

by birdwatch2

japanese knot weed

I have japanese knotweed in the corner of my garden it is coming from the garden at the back of my house but it is spreading down my garden I was wondering as the stems seem dead can I cut them down Some time ago it was feared that this stuff by catherine mellor

07/04/2013 20:51:08

by hypercharleyfarley

Talkback: Weeds and wildlife

want to control what they grow in their gardens and that invaders from the outside are not always welcome. My attitude to 'weeds' must be the same as my attitude to 'pests'. As far as I'm concerned nothing is a pest unless it reaches pest proportions by anon

28/11/2011 18:31:31

by joey

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