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Talkback: Shieldbugs

possibility that if it spreads widely it might become more of a nuisance than Palomena because it has left its predators and parasitoids behind in southern Europe so populations here increase unchecked. But like all things in the garden, it is not a pest by Sue

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28/11/2011 18:38:04

by Yewjay

Bee news from The Beeb, Eu Ban pesticide

, such as Agralan Insect Barrier Glue, placed around pots or on greenhouse staging. Encourage natural enemies. Vine weevils and their grubs are eaten by a variety of predators such as birds, frogs, toads, shrews, hedgehogs and predatory ground beetles. A biological by blackest

30/04/2013 17:54:06

by figrat

Talkback: Sparrowhawk overhead

and poisons intervene which they still do]. Hawks, like wolves another misunderstood predator, NEVER overkill their hunting territory and if not culled by being hunted, the prey birds would die of natural causes including starvation and disease by Lone ranger

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28/11/2011 18:39:47

by airborneyellow

Invasion of the slippery slugs

our garden but the natural predators seem to be unable to deal with the large slug/snail population of this year !! It's very disheartening when established plants are eaten away and most of my annual seedlings have disappeared overnight this year - I by susan howard2

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01/07/2012 23:34:23

by Leggi

Talkback: Squirrel damage to Brussels sprouts

the sap from the plants, but is relatively harmless in small numbers. In fact, they are beneficial to the garden, as they attract ladybirds and lacewings, who feed off them and help maintain the delicate balance of pest and predator in the garden. Anyway by Antonia

28/11/2011 18:30:33

by Simon N

Talkback: Dung-flies and rat-tailed maggots

butterfly- and ladybird-friendly garden.@oldchippy - the nettle bucket isn't in the flat! The smell isn't that bad, really. I can guarantee you won't notice it if you come to paint it ;)@kevc - dung flies are important predators of other flies, including by happymarion

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30/05/2012 18:12:59

by Katie Blue

Permanent Markers

-proof. Perhaps the blackbirds are trying to redesign our gardens for us? That "cluck cluck" they do might not be warning of a predator, but really mean: "tut tut, you shouldn't have planted that there.." I use black 24cm Flat T labels (code LTSL250BL by jillofalltrades

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21/07/2012 21:28:53

by Zoomer44

Ponds for wildlife

for this is because this pond has straight sides and with no shelves, a heron and other predators cannot stand in the vertical sided pond and reach down 1m so my amphibians all feel safer and they can get out in the shallow bit when they need to. Has anyone else found by wrightt

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17/04/2012 11:15:02

by wrightt

Are astilbes poisonous to some insects?

sucked out. Poor creatures! Thanks for the insight... Hi Lunarz, Very interesting and we might be onto something here!!? I wonder if anyone else has any other ideas as it does sound as if they could be left over dinners from some form of predator don by Lunarz

08/08/2012 13:24:45

by higgy50

Thoughts on Nesting Boxes

of others? I have no personal experience, such as you describe. However, birds are normally careful about where they nest. If a bird thinks a site might be unsafe and open to predators, then a sensible bird would not nest there. Perhaps your box would have by daydaisy

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05/03/2013 18:45:17

by Dovefromabove

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