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or grubs hiding below soil level to feed this hungry horde, and how do starlings know there's food there anyway?In the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch last January, starlings came in at number 2 in the top ten of most commonly seen garden birds - just behind

putting our hens to good use in the vegetable garden. I now regularly march them out of their run to the plot, where they scrabble around and polish off a lot of grubs, including slugs. It's great for them as they get a change of scenery and lots

insects (left). They are ichneumons, parasitoid wasps which lay their eggs inside living caterpillars. The hatching grubs then eat the caterpillars alive from the inside. These specimins had chosen a much damper situation under the bark of a pine log

and parasites.For the first few weeks they must forage alone, feeding the first batch of grubs through to maturity. If the queen dies, eaten by a bird, caught by mould, or trodden underfoot as she struggles to get airborne one cool March morning, the colony

in the garden there.It is the larva of the birch sawfly, Cimbex femoratus. At over 35mm long and a good 6mm in diameter, it rivals many a plump and handsome moth caterpillar in its size. Unlike lepidopteron larvae, though, the Cimbex grub has only the six 'true

was the result of leatherjackets or chafer grubs, which are so abundant and damaging at this time of year. But on closer inspection I noticed that just about every single blade of affected grass was a golden yellow-orange colour and covered with a dense mass

haven't noticed any insects that look like these. Please help! I would really appreciate any advice. Thankyou. ellie   Well I can say it's not spiders and it's usually the grubs of vine weevils that do most damage, and that is to the roots, not leaves

weevil are you looking for tha adults or the grubs? The tough answer is to dig it up and inspect the roots. my fuschia's (two) in pots are beautiful plants,green, healthy and strong , but hardley and flowers on them this year.?? any clues as why

for is the dread vine weevil grub that will burrow into the corm and ruin it Suchias??-fuschias?? Sorry yes Fushias. Many thanks for your help. Fuchsias -different treatment and a bit more tricky and they don't always survive First thing to do is to take cuttings

Blackbirds are nesting for second year at my garden. I can see the nest inside the ivy but its well situated. Mr Blackbird is omnipresent with mouthfuls of grubs, Mrs Blackbird makes random appearances to stretch her legs. how lovely she looks very proud