Is this a soldier beetle on Young Lycidas?
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- 7 years agoCori Ann - H0uzz violated my privacy thanked ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
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Comments (38)Spraying plants with bug juice, or leaving a can of dead bugs on display, can't hurt, and probably helps. I had read that the JB sends a scout and then the scout releases a scent telling others it's a good spot. My experience last year goes along with that. I was in the garden, one arrived and I hadn't yet set up my can. I was working on putting my glove on, but before I could, two more came, started sexing on a leaf, and then a bunch more piled on. I ran and set up the can and started flicking them in and kept the can at hand, but also on display in case there was some kind of scent of death. The first year I had JB, I got the scout and stepped on him, then left his body on the ground. I definitely think there's something to this, although I've never been able to catch cucumber beetles quickly enough. They're tricky....See MoreDo Black Soldier Fly Larvae need a way out of my composting bin?
Comments (10)Ok ok ok. Perspective and knowledge are power. Yes they need a way out, young larvae burrow down for moisture food and safety, adults burrow up looking for dry and light escape. Don't worry tho, some will make it, and breed 100s more! Yes BSFL are voracious eaters but we don't rely on food waste for mass in the compost, it becomes dense nutrient after being eat by larvae and insects. BACK are SUPER BENEFICIAL if you do not like house flies. The larvae and adult BSFs don't eat the flus themselves however the flies eggs are a SUPER TASTY TREAT to the BSFL and I have seen a SERIOUS reduction in the house fly population on my farm. Once you have them in the compost they pretty much take over. No BSFL do not stink, it is anaerobic bacteria breeding that stinks. Brew up some lactobacillus acidophilus and put that liquid and the cheese into the pit. You will notice the larvae look clean after an hour, the cheese curds are a SUPER nutrient rich tasty treat and your compost will have a sweet and sour smell. Check out http://theunconventionalfarmer.com/recipes/bim/ for some of the most valuable information I have ever read! HAPPY GARDENING!!!...See More11/5/15: protein, Omega-3 for roses & us, what work for your health?
Comments (46)Before leaving for the new post... Maybe I collect stray cats - have 9 ...and roses... can't have any beautiful objects like yours - especially not vases...the cats climb on everything and then whatever is there falls down and breaks... :-) but I love blue (cobalt especially) vases and bottles, and Jim, I adore those Gijoe doll-statues... they are so well made, perfectly rounded of, with so much attention to detail... I have never seen them. we only have Barbie and Ken dolls here... my brother used to collect Matchbox cars... I never had anything that special... except my cats and my roses... yes Carol... how sad what mankind does to nature... horrific.... I am going to delete the post with the elephant photo's until I've contacted my friends to ask their permission to post it permanently :-) so glad you liked seeing that.... please spread the news - stop purchasing ivory... the sad thing is, when you think about it - all the keys in a piano are made with ivory, that such a beautiful creature had to die to create such beautiful music..ironic isn't it? all for man's pleasure.......See MoreUpright and Spreading Roses
Comments (26)I plant Kordes, Austins and roses from other hybridizers together. My lay out is by size and color. Silver mound does sometimes get a bald center when it is very large esp it it flops after a heavy rain. These in the photo are babies so they are cute little mounds. I think if you prune the plant before and during the growing season you can avoid it getting the bald center. I read that you do need to divide them. But when I do that the transplant does not survive (mind you I may have tried to divide a bush that was too young). I have had the best luck when the original sprouts a baby through air layering. As for getting woody, you don't see it during the growing season, but you do see it in winter. I think you can cut a lot of the wood back and it just grows fresh branches in the spring....See MoreRelated Professionals
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