Pests, Diseases and Cures

If your lawn area is fairly small, say 100 sq metres, you might be able to see where the moles are entering the lawn from a side path or shrub bed. During this dry spell moles should be going deep but for some reason ( known to themselves ) they wreak havoc on the surface. There should be a...

Thanks brazil I will give it a go.

You're lucky if you've got lots of ladybird larvae in your garden this year! Until last week we hadn't seen any at all this year and I'd only spotted two adult ladybirds. Thankfully at long last the larvae have appeared. Last year my garden was overrun with ladybirds and their larvae and my...

Im not sure about organic insecticide, I think most of those work on contact, and as the bug is inside the leaf, I dont think it would work. I could be wrong, You really need a reply from the organic brigade. [ 04. July 2005, 03:59 PM: Message edited by: pete2255 ]

I'm with Ladybird here (although they do sting if frightened), they are probably honey bees, are they small dull yellow? They die off in winter so as LB says you can dig the concrete then and move the queen if she's still on her throne

Looking at the plant after a good downpour and a growth spurt, I've come to the conclusion that the leaf thing is actually normal! Lol! Thanks for the replies anyway!

:D It could be down to the sun or overwatering as we have discussed you know. :(

Sallyann, thank you husband for that suggestion, he has a point!Thanks too, to Charlie and Bayleaf, your help is very much appreciated. Since my sighting last weekend, i've not seen anymore furry creatures in the garden. We are clearing a large part of the garden in the next few weeks (it's...

I do a lot of research for my course Nathan, + I garden organically in my job, so like to keep up with stuff (I was supposed to be having 1/2 an hours break from some designing, but I'm still here!- better get back to the drawing board ! :rolleyes: )

I have a problem with ants in my garden, with nests all around the edge of the lawn and in the gaps in the walls. They nest up the stems of roses.The main problem is in containers, they make nests and push the soil out of the bottom. I am not sure that they actually damage the plants but I have...

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Many thanks, its to wet ok !

Hannah what voltage is the copper matting

I think only one applies to me BayleafIf researching the leisure sector means sitting on a garden bench...feet up on a stool..doing the garden news crossword while supping a cuppa...then yup got me :Dcertainly not welsh or irish!! LOL

Aha, thats it! Thanx a lot, thats fantastic :D

I know what you are saying about losing your flowers but you will have more & better ones if you tidy them up. I agree with ladybird :( you don't have to be to severe but I would definately give them a nice compact shape so you will need to cut off a couple of inches I would think...

Bio control is a bit of a pet interest of mine, not so much in localised situations, but in large scale pest eradication. This link gives some info on bio control plans for Japanese Knotweed, and a pretty good overview of how it works generally:Japanese Knotweed AllianceMy only concern is...

You little darling! and so quickly answered!I've ordered some already

Can you still get nimrod T lynne? It used to work miracles on mildew. Helen its a bit early for mildew on cues, usually occurs later on, after a dry spell.

Your best bet is probably to wash them off with the hose - chemical spraying at this time of year will get the good guys as well.Green soap sprayed on can be effective too.