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Harlequin Bugs

Warriors under the Microscope: The Lion-esque Lacewing

June 7, 2012 by fifthseason Leave a Comment

Mild winters are like junk food. Sure, it's good at the time, but the end consequences are dire. Winters lacking the usual bite allow nefarious bugs of all sorts to overwinter easily, creating mass hysteria in gardens once late spring and summer are in full stride. Nothing is more discouraging than walking out to discover a prized brussel sprout plant decimated in a day by a harlequin bug, or the prized cabbage for twenty hungry mouths crumbled by an invading aphid … [Read more...] about Warriors under the Microscope: The Lion-esque Lacewing

Filed Under: Organic Gardening Tagged With: Aphid Lion, aphids, Beneficial Bugs, Cosmos, Dandelions, Dill, Harlequin Bugs, Lacewings, Mites, Nature's Control, Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, Sow True Seeds, Sunflowers

Bugging Out: Part Four

June 28, 2011 by fifthseason Leave a Comment

Do they ever stop?   Harlequin Bug   The Lowdown: Why are the beautiful ones the most evil? These tiny Picasso paintings will lay waste to all cruciferous vegetables. If  these types of veggies are scarce, the Harlequin will turn to valuable edibles like asparagus, corn, beans, squash, and tomatoes. Young plants will die with a heavy infestation, and older plants will become stunted and less productive. According to NC State's Ag extension, female adults will lay approximately … [Read more...] about Bugging Out: Part Four

Filed Under: Organic Gardening Tagged With: Asparagus, Bacillus Thuringiensis, Caraway, Corn, Cowpea, Cruciferous Vegetables, Dill, Eggplant, Harlequin Bugs, marigolds, Parasitic wasps, Potato, Savoy Perfection Drumhead, Snowball X, Snowball Y, spinosad, Squash, Sweet Fennel, Tomato Hornworm, Tomatoes, Yarrow

Books to Grow On: The Organic Gardener’s Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control

March 16, 2011 by fifthseason Leave a Comment

The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control: A Complete Guide to Maintaining a Healthy Garden and Yard the Earth-Friendly Way (Rodale Organic Gardening Books) By Fern Marshall Bradley, Barbara W. Ellis, Deborah L. Martin One of the more paradoxical residents in the garden are insects. To the untrained eye, all insects seem like unwelcome interlopers in your mini paradise. However, many are beneficial, even if their looks seem menacing. On the flip side, you have ones … [Read more...] about Books to Grow On: The Organic Gardener’s Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control

Filed Under: Organic Gardening Tagged With: Harlequin Bugs

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