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and more flower stems. Not all of the flowers are long, elegant show-bench blooms with super-straight stems, but I don't really care, they smell just as fabulous on the plant as in the house. Interestingly, they've not been troubled by pollen beetles

In spring and summer, pollen beetles fly in from nearby oilseed rape crops to gather in open flowers where they feed on ripe pollen. Mostly, the beetles do little harm although occasionally they may nibble into unopened flower buds and damage

. And they love the bright yellow evening primrose! They have also been attracted to my washing!Weather has now deteriorated a bit (Gt Yarmouth area) so maybe there will be less pollen beetles about. Thanks for information. Ah so that's what they are. I thought

I have a dog and have been told that the tree lillies I am growing are poisonous is this true. My sweet peas have been covered in pollen beetles and no amount of shaking gets rid of them is there anything i can spray them with ? The best way really

The mint leaf beetle, Chrysolina herbacea is a native, iridescent green beetle that feeds on the leaves of the mint family in the south of the UK. Both the adults and their fat, black larvae feast on the foliage.Holes in leaves, made by iridescent

sweet peasHow to pot on sweet peasHow to deal with pollen beetle

Scarlet beetles (6mm - 8mm long) with black heads eat the leaves, flowers and seedpods of lilies and other members of the lily family. Don't mistake them for ladybirds. Between April and September the beetles lay eggs on the undersides of leaves

as a way to kill house dust mites so mite (he hee) work and a lot of seeds can stand freezing.Just a thought. If they are red in colour I would say spider mites, if greyish, they could possibly be pollen mites Too tiny to be flea beetle I'd say, not red

or thiacloprid in midsummer. Both imidacloprid and thiacloprid are systemic pesticides, meaning they are absorbed into the plant and can be present in concentrated forms in the nectar and pollen of flowers. If you do use these chemicals, bear in mind that any

I have had problems with the dreaded Lily beetle this year so I want to lift them and plant them under cover for next year. As I would like to plant something else I would like to do this ASAP. Do I treat than like spring bulbs and feed them