tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post6695667006953776344..comments2024-02-28T06:15:48.314-08:00Comments on The Scientific Gardener: Beneficial Insects of my GardenJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12461600014446853297noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-46479853205468063222014-03-31T15:24:06.183-07:002014-03-31T15:24:06.183-07:00Dear Jonathan,
Thank you for your question.
The ...Dear Jonathan,<br /><br />Thank you for your question.<br /><br />The specific parasitic wasps pictured in this post have similar sized segments while aphids have very large abdomens. Additionally, parasitic wasps generally move in a much more abrupt manner and are often much faster than aphids. In contrast, most aphids move slower and will stop to graze on a specific plant once they find what Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461600014446853297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-42063030951740507792014-03-31T14:11:07.093-07:002014-03-31T14:11:07.093-07:00How can I tell difference between parasitic wasp a...How can I tell difference between parasitic wasp and flying black aphid? In photos they look similar.Jonathan Kandellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11232998459815286225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-49693940880841802013-10-22T22:22:06.536-07:002013-10-22T22:22:06.536-07:00Thank you for the compliments. The worm/caterpilla...Thank you for the compliments. The worm/caterpillar guys you refer to are most likely hoverfly larvae. They are very good. Chances are they will all disappear when the weather gets colder. <br /><br />I might note that there are some species of aphids that feed on members of the brassica family that sometimes survive through our mild winter so I would watch your broccoli and related plants to Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461600014446853297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-14488263576641472752013-10-22T16:59:30.868-07:002013-10-22T16:59:30.868-07:00I'm a Tucson gardener (new) and had a serious ...I'm a Tucson gardener (new) and had a serious aphids problem all summer. I have FINALLY developed a small beneficial population. (Unfortunately i think it was too late Tfor the cucumber and probably for the melon)Your pictures really helped me identify a few beneficials I did not realize I had. Today I found a few small see through worm/caterpillar guys. It looked like one was eating my Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16074344524773668500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-71209887945561682812012-06-18T14:42:03.324-07:002012-06-18T14:42:03.324-07:00Oh yes - and thank you for asking!
I hope that if...Oh yes - and thank you for asking!<br /><br />I hope that if anyone else would like to use any pictures or other material from my website that they would ask before taking.<br /><br />I greatly appreciate your courtesy. I make it a policy to request permission to use intellectual property before doing so.<br /><br />Respectfully,<br />JayJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461600014446853297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-57788681762731190282012-06-18T08:30:47.223-07:002012-06-18T08:30:47.223-07:00I work for a non-profit in Charlottesville, VA - t...I work for a non-profit in Charlottesville, VA - the Local Food Hub - and was wondering if I could use the first photo in this post (gray aphid infestation) in a pest id slideshow I am creating for farmers in our region. If you are open to this, please let me know how I should credit the photo. Thank you for considering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-46820291279534592452012-03-29T08:05:59.633-07:002012-03-29T08:05:59.633-07:00Hello Donna. Thank you for the reply.
In some ga...Hello Donna. Thank you for the reply. <br /><br />In some gardens aphids are just a nuisance while in others they can cause some real damage.<br /><br />The warm weather has really caused some problems for some of the gardeners back east. I hope that the bugs are not too bad this year.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461600014446853297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-7145945383600972322012-03-29T05:45:03.630-07:002012-03-29T05:45:03.630-07:00Aphids are the bane in my garden. I wish more bene...Aphids are the bane in my garden. I wish more beneficials would help out that cause. Thanks for posting the Ladybug larvae. I never saw one in the garden. I am new to visiting your blog and have very much enjoyed this post. <br /><br />With the weather being in the eighties here in Niagara Falls in mid-March, we are expecting a huge influx of insects this year. They were emerging for weeks now. Donna@GWGThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14170802942464666382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-2188294618634929322012-03-28T08:34:43.124-07:002012-03-28T08:34:43.124-07:00Thank you so much for the reply Donna! I had some ...Thank you so much for the reply Donna! I had some more pictures of the bugs I'd like to add but I just haven't had any time. Yes- I like Tucson better than Phoenix too. It took me a while to even figure out how to spell Phoenix. (= <br /><br />Tucson is a little more mild of a climate, it has some neat wildlife, and it hasn't grown quite as big as Phoenix - yet. I hope you enjoy your Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461600014446853297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-29673222625904954772012-03-28T04:27:48.180-07:002012-03-28T04:27:48.180-07:00Jay, I am also an amateur gardener who is teaching...Jay, I am also an amateur gardener who is teaching herself more about organic gardening and bugs...I love your blog and am just discovering it after an absence on Blotanical. I will be following your blog for sure...I went to ASU for grad school and my family moved to the suburbs of PHX. I prefer Tucson and the surrounding areas :)Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-12775591526557224112012-03-26T09:59:00.667-07:002012-03-26T09:59:00.667-07:00Thank you for the comment.
Do the ladybird beetle...Thank you for the comment.<br /><br />Do the ladybird beetles stay over the summer? I do love the ladybird beetles but they leave Tucson in the summer when it gets too hot.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461600014446853297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-24048424091282272712012-03-25T04:26:00.545-07:002012-03-25T04:26:00.545-07:00Like Liz I rely on ladybirds to eliminate aphids f...Like Liz I rely on ladybirds to eliminate aphids for us. Aphids the most common problem. The white cabbage butterfly usually around when we have mild weather but I tried to get rid of the egg before it hatches. We have really hot summers and the white cabbage butterfly don't make an appearance during that time.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-74689815329281113822012-03-24T13:45:58.341-07:002012-03-24T13:45:58.341-07:00Thanks for the reply Liz. I wonder if there are an...Thanks for the reply Liz. I wonder if there are any other beneficial insects that could take care of the aphids in your area. Many beneficial insects do not come out until it is warm enough. Do you get them most when it is cold outside or when it is warm?Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461600014446853297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-80370014512407958442012-03-23T15:31:20.549-07:002012-03-23T15:31:20.549-07:00The things I struggle the most with are the aphids...The things I struggle the most with are the aphids - especially when they get inside the broccoli heads - yuk. I never seem to be able to attract enough ladybirds (which are their only native predators in Australia, as far as I know) to deal with them properly.Liz - Suburban Tomatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967077073783256161noreply@blogger.com