Pests & Disease

Strategies for dealing with pests and preventing disease in the garden. And occasionally I just throw my hands up and surrender to the possums, squirrels, raccoons, and people who wreck havoc on my gardening spaces.

Good Bugs, Bad Bugs: Ladybug vs. Aphid

Round 1: Lady Bugs Known by many names, ladybird, ladybug or lady beetle, ladybugs are most welcome in the garden. They are recognized as one of the most beneficial garden insects. Aphids are one of the major foods of all four thousand species of this metamorphosing insect. Ladybugs eat aphids whole as adults, and one …

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