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Some advice please

Oh dear that didn't work!?! My question was this:Has anyone sown scarlet flax, ladybird poppies or cornflowers in trays and then transplanted them? The instructions say to sow directly outside but I'm reluctant as I would like to give spare plants by Alice Tinker

09/04/2013 19:59:18

by Alice Tinker

Talkback: Baby blue tits

Hi Kate lovely storey,I have been redecorating the kitchen over the last two days only to keep finding ladybird larve all over the walls inside and out I keep picking them off with a card as not to damage them and putting them on the plant by oldchippy

21/07/2012 23:06:56

by ricardio4

Talkback: Has spring sprung?

Have a lovely holiday Kate,Last night I had a black ladybird with 4 red spots and orange cheeks on my keyboard,My honeysuckle has started to green up and the Mahonia has the starting of flowers,The house next to my daughter maisonette has a by oldchippy

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16/02/2012 19:03:13

by JOE DEVLIN

Talkback: Insects and snow

not upset insects fans? I'm sitting at my computer and suddenly I hear what sounds like a moth, battering the light-shade. Standing precariously on a chair I spot the insect I thought was a ladybird a few days ago, in the bedroom. This ladybird, however by kaycurtis

01/04/2012 14:03:02

by tony02476

Can anyone tell me what this is please?

news. The little black bugs look like blackfly. The bigger critters are ladybird larvae which are eating them. The difficult bit is that the larvae are harlequin ladybird larvae, which seem to be threatening our native population. You can get rid by Mary, Mary

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01/06/2012 17:32:04

by Mary, Mary

Whitefly

you need to maintain, which is rather tricky in an unheated greenhouse at the moment if you are in the UK! I plant french marigolds, whether they work or not... Ladybirds? You can get ladybird attractant, adult ladybirds and ladybird larvae on t by COGIE

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12/06/2012 22:15:16

by Julie Stoakes

pests

I found some small white eggs on a young lupin and beside them were some little bugs that appeared to be reddish-brown with some markings on them. Has anyone got any ideas at all? Thanks Small bugs may from the description be ladybird larvae-can you by maggie-1

21/07/2012 10:20:23

by maggie-1

scale insects

cheekymonkey68, ladybirds and birds are the best and cheapest way to get rid of scale insects. The outer shell usually protects the scale insect from insecticides, so there's no point in spraying (this could also harm other wildlife). You can pick the insects by cheekymonkey68

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23/02/2012 12:34:09

by Kate Bradbury

Talkback: The birch sawfly

sorry they are ladybird larvae is there a bird that eats these massive critter's. make a really good meal probably full of protine. how do I stat a new blog.You gave us some super information on bumble bees with illustations. Would it be possibl fo by Bobbington

28/11/2011 18:39:00

by susan16pen

Huge aphids!

suggestions very much appreciated. Keep doing what ya doing. Removal by hand ya best organic solution. There are products available such as lacewing larvae but lacewings as adults do damage some plants. Keep a eye out for ladybirds my garden is crawling by aitchvee

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29/03/2012 19:28:14

by Catbalou

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