Garden Insects

On this page you'll find thoughts, advice and photos all about insects. Everything you find here comes from real gardens and gardeners who are part of the Grows on You community.

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what is this creepie

i found this in my soil when i was repotting strawberries, i have only seen one other in the garden just curious??

4 comments

28 Aug, 2012
Andrea_g6

Busy burrowing bee....

T noticed this bee digging a hole in the lawn yesterday evening. He was tunneling into the rough area beneath the hedge...

17 comments

10 Aug, 2012
Homebird

Wee ginger bumble bee

In my opinion, yesterday, Friday 20th July has been the best 'summer' day by far. No rain-not even a tiny 10 second shower...

27 comments

21 Jul, 2012
Scottish

Dragonflies

At the back of top pond are a few clumps of Iris Laevigata where the dragonflies lay their eggs. Two afternoons running I...

10 comments

20 Jul, 2012
Linmar

Gnarly_gnome honey bees

Quick blog this time but if intrest shown will do a regular one ??. I have kept bees about 20 years so have seen the downward...

16 comments

7 Jul, 2012
Gnarly_gnome

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Questions & advice on insects

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Do bedding plants attract insects?

16 replies

26 Jun, 2012
Merlinbabydog

WE SEEM TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN OVER BY LADYBIRDS

5 replies

13 Nov, 2011
Trotty38

Can anyone tell me what pest this is and how to eradicate it from my vegie garden

5 replies

1 Oct, 2011
Malskitt

Hi everyone

9 replies

27 Aug, 2011
Linsuffolk

I found this creature in my vegetable garden what seems to be a caterpiller

3 replies

19 Aug, 2011
Crudenbayveggie

best way to destroy lily beetles?

4 replies

10 Aug, 2010
Keithbob

How to get rid of woodlice are they harmful to plants ?

5 replies

10 Jul, 2010
Maridon

What is the best treatment for Red Lily Beetle on my Asiatic Lilies?

12 replies

17 Jun, 2010
Oddbillie

I have cropped the photo of the wasp to show the size of it

10 replies

31 May, 2010
Harvester

I was wanting not to use any bug spray on my vegetable garden

19 replies

10 May, 2010
Cindi53

Lily Beetle

7 replies

31 Mar, 2010
Oliveoil

My daughter would like to know

7 replies

28 Mar, 2010
Great

I have a problem with this worm in my garden

4 replies

22 Mar, 2010
Johann

i have found out that i have mole krickets and went and buy washing powder to put on the grass

6 replies

24 Feb, 2010
Xavia

ants

8 replies

15 Jul, 2009
Missmuck1

vine weevil

4 replies

29 Jun, 2009
Jan_andy

What are these? Friend or foe

7 replies

1 Jun, 2009
Treesandthings

What Insect?

3 replies

14 May, 2009
Labyrs50

Nature's pesticides

4 replies

5 May, 2009
Anneofiver

To kill ants or not to kill ants?

6 replies

30 Apr, 2009
Frogprincess

How To get rid of Ants?

12 replies

27 Apr, 2009
Labyrs50

Flying insects

8 replies

19 Apr, 2009
Dhewitt959

leather jackets&chafer grubs

3 replies

3 Apr, 2009
Scousemonk

Bio warfare.....assembiling the troops in prep for the next invasion....

17 replies

10 Dec, 2008
Majeekahead

Ants in the |Lawn

5 replies

25 Oct, 2008
Telme8

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