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Talkback: The greater bulb fly
with a nectar/pollen cake. Had some bees nesting low down near the ground seemingly behind a pot/small rhododendrun. Small, rust coloured bees. After a few days, wasps started going in and out of the same place and now no sign of any bees, just wasps by muddyboots
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28/11/2011 18:40:49
by debbieb
Wild Plum bushes
I have inherited an established wild plum hedgerow which attracts millions of wasps, bees, bluebottles etc all through the summer.  It is only along one side of my garden which divides my garden with a pathway which is accessed by myself and my by Gill Birch
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08/04/2013 16:22:34
by MsPresley
Talkback: Fasciation
].weather wise its very warm not sure if its that that is making a differance.also they have been there about 4 weeks or so. HELP... Reply to Daisy Rose. I posted a reply via Kate's original blog entry. Richard, I have a nest of (smallish wasp looking insects by happymarion
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28/11/2011 18:43:54
by Angelstar
What animal is this please?
also make holes about that size, but if it's moles, you'll certainly know about it. If it's a mouse hole, then cats will know, by the smell, and show an interest in it. Wasps collectively can excavate very large caverns, about the size of a foot ball by Mandy Jones
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29/08/2012 13:03:59
by Mandy Jones
Talkback: Godshill Model Village
doing damage to the much more important growing tips and developing stems. The larger soft pinkish galls also found on oak are the true 'oak apples', caused by a similar tiny gall wasp Biorhiza pallida. They will eventually harden and turn brown after by Frieda, London
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28/11/2011 18:31:17
by Richard Jones - reply to Frieda
Tiny moths in greenhouse
, preferably using organic/natural methods. Thanks Sounds like Whitefly. Difficult to control. There are insecticides, which you can get at garden centres, but some are not usable on edable crops. The parasitic wasp called Encarsia can be obtained as a by Karen 5
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09/03/2012 21:34:35
by Fonzie
scale insects
off yourself, or wash off any residues of bug spray and wait for the ladybirds and birds to eat them.There's also a parasitic wasp you can buy (Metaphycus helvolus), but this option can be expensive. Hope this helpsby cheekymonkey68
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23/02/2012 12:34:09
by Kate Bradbury
bee flies
but these are not around at this time of year and would be much larger. Apparently they are parasitic on solitary bees, wasps and beetles. Fortunatley they don't sting!  Bombylius major, yes, more than we usually see Masses here in the south too - far more than last year by LM
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08/05/2013 04:04:39
by pash
Talkback: Ant invasion
to have no effect whatsoever.I had a major problem with wasps in my roof,which were immune to wasp powder as well,but someone suggested woodlice powder which done the trick nicely.Anyway,the best of luck by Spud
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28/11/2011 18:37:37
by Chris
Talkback:
Hi Can anyone help with this? I am a very novice gardener, I hired a(non professional) odd job man to help me prepare a small vegetable plot so my kids could grow some vegetables. The thing is, when doing it, he found 3 wasp nests in the ground so by Zara2
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26/03/2012 21:50:54
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