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Clearing a large area of Ground Elder

, many of which are in decline. And ground elder has flat, umbel-type flowers, which are particularly suited to butterflies and hoverflies. So it might be worth saving time and effort and just leaving your wild patch, as it sounds like it is already a by Rose7

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06/04/2012 08:56:37

by neatbush

No Ladybirds

's chomping them. Very few hoverflies but plenty of bees and since spring I think I've only seen 2 butterflies . i to saw lots in the warm weather bu tnot of late.. loads of bees and ants.. not many butterflies since warm weather either.. lots of aphids thou by Robot

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07/07/2012 07:56:49

by Gary Hobson

Balcony Beginner

-centres in packs of 6 or 8 for a few quid). The bonus is that bees and hoverflies love them, they flower through to the first frosts and then you can either discard them or dig up the tubers and store them overwinter and re-use them the following year (also you by Emma McNamara

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05/03/2012 13:39:27

by Botticelliwoman

What Am I

like a bees , it is not as "furry" as a bee plus not as stripy I would maybe put the photo on the Ispot website , i did that for a moth i found in my greenhouse and got a possitive ID in about 5 mins ! http://www.ispot.org.uk/ Hoverfly, no question by Nick Hunt

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29/06/2012 21:50:58

by fotofit

Easy care plants

attract hoverflies and bees. How about a little bed for annuals which the children can sow? Nasturtiums are a great suggestion. Many others like Nigella and Larkspur are good for insects and grow easily as well. Great suggestions, shall search by The Artist

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23/05/2013 23:08:16

by HOLEDIGGER

Talkback: Aphids

for the adults and the larvae of hoverflies will devour the aphids for you. Anyone with elder or rowan in their garden or limanthes douglasii, sedum spectabile, solidago, buttercups and a myriad of other flowers will have lots of hoverflies at present. I have by delmonte

28/11/2011 18:43:57

by steve001

Talkback: Wasp alert

of things have a positive reason for being there. I live in Cornwall & as yet I haven't seen any wasps this year, in fact we have only just seen the first hoverflies & butterflies in any number this last 2-3 weeks. My purple sprouting has done really well by Kathleen Marley

28/11/2011 18:29:42

by Liz

Talkback: Ladybirds

achieving a balance. Ladybirds and other predators (lacewings, hoverflies, etc) need food before they can eat and breed. In this case their food is your pests. Be patient and a natural balance can be achieved, as you have clearly demonstrated. I by Imcoho

28/11/2011 18:31:26

by barbarahouse@hotmail

Talkback: Bug hunt at Gardeners' World Live

? You probably could find a pesticide to kill the beetles, but it would also kill the ladybirds, bees, hoverflies and all other beneficial insects in your garden, not to mention the odd hedgehog or two. And then of course the birds and the bats would by budding entomologist

28/11/2011 18:31:53

by Richard Jones - reply to Gnomefan

Talkback: Dung-flies and rat-tailed maggots

mosquitoes, and rat-tailed maggots turn into hoverflies, which pollinate flowers and fruit and veg crops. But why do they need a purpose? What purpose do humans have? Regarding your clay soil, if you give it a really good dig over, then dig in some by happymarion

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30/05/2012 18:12:59

by Katie Blue

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