Greenbottle flies like to try to eat defenseless sheep before their wool is sheared off. Most moths, however, go after wool after it’s made into your favorite sweater.
Maybe these moths are just dizzy from all that circling. What other reason could they have for eating someone else’s hair? They’ve never told us, but keep your [...]
The potato bug, also known as the Colorado beetle, is a small beetle decorated with vertical stripes, nothing to be afraid of, right?
Well, did you know that no one can scare potato farmers as much as the potato bug? That’s because a few of these bugs can easily ruin an entire potato crop.
This wasn’t always [...]
Butterflies, also known as winged flowers, can taste with their feet and they can hear and smell with their antennae.
A butterfly cannot harm anything because it is unable to bite or chew. It only has a tongue called a “proboscis” that curls and uncurls like a party blower to sip nectar.
The name “butterfly” means “scale [...]
Flower gardeners also like to have ladybugs in their gardens. Why?
Because these pretty bugs will eat aphids, which are a menace to the flowers. Another bug that can protect the flowers from pests is the praying mantis. Gardners can order them too, through a nursery, seed catalog, or over the Internet.
Praying mantises will eat most [...]
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Comments (0) Did You Know: Breeding – When two insects mate for the purpose of reproduction, breeding can bring change as two different parents create a new type of baby bug.
One of the most rewarding gardens you can grow is a butterfly garden, a garden that attracts butterflies to come and live there and to raise their [...]
It’s not difficult to find all kinds of ready-made pots, planters and hanging baskets in various styles, colors materials and sizes. You’ll have a choice of plastic, wood, metal, and glazed pottery or clay containers. In addition, there are moss-lined wire baskets and heavy stone or lightweight faux planters made of polyethylene, polyurethane foam, fiberglass [...]
Host plants serve as incubating stations for butterflies and moths, places where the females can lay eggs.
When butterflies, these beautifully winged wonders, move on to the next stage of metamorphosis and become larvae or caterpillars, they proceed to eat their way through their former nursery to fuel their prodicious growth, using opposable toothed mandibles that can only [...]
Geraniums easily grown in containers, are a great way to lure butterflies and hummingbirds, such as the female rufous hummingbird seen here. Place the containers on a deck or patio so you can enjoy them up close.
Container Plantings
Imagine the excitement of seeing a hummingbird by your kitchen window as it hovers in midair, sipping sweet [...]
In the wildlife garden, small-scale attractions can lead to large-scale delights for birds, butterflies and other creatures that fly.
There are lots of ways to attract winged wildlife with simple steps and small projects.
A brushpile is much more than discarded limbs, by taking a little care and building your pile so that it is a place where dragon flies will perch, [...]
A woodland wildlife garden features a diversity of plants at all levels, from ground covers and vines to towering trees. Birds especially appreciate the birdhouses located beneath the shelter of large trees.
Diversity is key, whether in a small or large scale garden, it’s important to have the right mix of plants and trees, shrubs, ground [...]
