Tag: insect control

Ladybird court: singing, dancing and aphid feasting

by pennycastle | May 11, 2017 | Blog Posts | 0 |

I confess, my desire to protect the ladybird came less from utility and more from simple joy. I have been a devoted ladybird lover since childhood. Instead of tugging out the offending shoot I found myself reliving my first ladybird memory.

How to catch beetles when you can’t bear to look

by pennycastle | Dec 27, 2016 | Blog Posts | 0 |

“Just ignore them. If you don’t pay any attention to them, they will loose interest and go away.” Mum’s advice on dealing with difficult kids was good. I followed it (a bit) and they did, eventually, go away (sometimes). But, it turns out, beetles did not go to the same school of fair play.