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For a while now I have seen lots of insects in my garden that resemble bees but hover and have a long probosis. Someone  told me they were hummingbird hawk moths but it is far too early and they are much larger. After investigating online I have

A cheap tip that works,without harming anything, put a ring of vaseline around your tubs now to prevent slugs,weavels and ants getting at your plants,i also put a ring around the fruit trees to stop the coddling moth crawling up and infesting

board. The roots gradually turn back to a green colour.  You can get them quite cheaply if you don't mind buying them out of flower and waiting to see what colour they turn out to be. I agree, homebird, moth orchids are lovely. I love my    phalanopsis

Dulwich). All ichneumons are parasitic, laying their eggs in a wide range of insects, but especially moth and butterfly caterpillars. The venom injected at the same time contains an immunosuppressant, preventing the immune system of the host insect from

experienced anything similar? The webs may be from moth caterpillars - they are very well camouflaged, which is why you won't have seen them. They will eventually kill the parts of the shrub that they keep festooning with webs. There's no organic control, I

!).We've grown the classic round summer cabbage which is moth-eaten or rather caterpillar eaten after the attentions of the cabbage white butterfly babies. Looks terrible but tastes lovely - once you've fought your way through all the ragged outer leaves! All

- in the summer they swoop low over our garden taking moths and and midges before they fly over the hill to the marshes - one warm evening I lay on my back on the lawn while OH watched a bat swoop back and forth only a few inches above me - a wonderful experience

on his trees - so the moths must have been going over there! I have no bought my own trap, just in case. I bought mine at the Malvern Autumn Show from the Agralan stand. They were very helpful and have both plus and apple traps. Margaret, you can find

the other night i was out in my back garden talking over the fence to my neighbour,and there was about 2 or 3 flying over our heads,they were that low we could see through there wings and even witnessed 1 of them catching a moth in its mouth

mix, overwatering will never be a problem!      Managed to fish out some pictures, you have to love cacti flowers, they are VERY short lived typically less than 24hrs, and most cacti flower at night to be polinated by moths!! Brumieben Hi many thanks