A short video about flea beetles. Are they a problem in your garden?
Potter wasp building her nest
I have been preoccupied with my book launch, but now that is over I can post more material to this blog. Here is a short video about potter wasps – with a twist!
Night of the Bloodsuckers (Part 2)
Night of the Bloodsuckers (Part 1) prompted several conversations, and people had lots of suggestions about how to control or repel mosquitoes. The repellent suggestions included lemongrass, citronella, and garlic oil spray (a product not available in Australia as far as I know). In addition to emptying pot trays, bird baths etc regularly to stop mosquitoes breeding, one correspondent reminded us not to forget emptying bromeliads. One ingenious person suggested deliberately placing buckets of water around the garden to encourage mosquitoes to lay their eggs in them, and then emptying them out. That’s using buckets as a trap! Thanks for all your suggestions.
