Blogs on insects

Butterflies of Chalkland/grassland in East Yorkshire

In East Yorkshire, where I live, is a range of environments that have specific flora and fauna. Around me is the Yorkshire...

Busy Bee

I watched this Bee trying to find the way into a Snapdragon flower . . . so pleased it made it! Just a short blog, but...

Ladybird snuggle!

I've been noticing now spring is on the way, how many ladybirds are enjoying the sunshine. They seem to be everywhere! On...

Best for bees

What is the best flower for bees? That was one of the questions at a talk I attended last autumn. Surprisingly perhaps, it...

My Bugs & Creeping Things

Bugs have flown & crept across my garden this summer. Buckeye Butterflies are new arrivals. Haven't seen one before...

This and that

Reading Stera's blog about the slow-worm was terrific, I have never seen one but did see something else last week. Walking...

Nature at its Best..

For years we never saw any ladybirds, no ants nests in the garden, rarely any butterflies or bees and not a single wasp,...

BEES............. in responce to Seaburngirls blog

Thought I would just share this, I think I did blog it on here a few years ago. Hope it may be of interest. I think I...

Ladybirds

We get many different species in the UK but the harlequin is an Asian invader and sadly eats our many native ones. My youngest...

VERY UPSET WITH WASPS!!

I went out in the garden this morning in order to notice a wasp nest under the gutters of my house. It happens again and...

Pollen collectors.

The flowers on one of my cacti recently attracted some hoverflies. They were there for ages in the sunshine, and I could...

Organic v pesticide control

I'm a supporter of the organic way if possible. The lacewing fly is a point in case. Use a spray to get rid of aphids and...

Facing my fears.

Just a quick update on the bug, as in insect, that alarmed Mouldy. As you can see from the photo below this wee creature...

thanks everyone

thanks for looking at blog dylans walkies i know it only interests a few but as some will know i had difficulty putting photos...

Bee fetish?

Sorry, I know you will all soon think that I have some sort of fetish about bees, but I don't! It was just that as I was...

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??

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...

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...

Dragonflies

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

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...

Bee Rescue

This morning I found a bee looking very sorry for itself on my back door mat. It didn't respond to being prodded, but I...

Shiny beetle.... ' Cetonia aurata '

Today as i had a day off i decided to re-evaluate the delphiniums as they were looking a bit sad to say the least, so i cut...

Unusual garden visitor

Whilst I was gardening this afternoon, clearing up flattened plants and picking up fallen twigs following the very strong...

dragonfly

Went into the garden today to take advantage of the rare sunshine to get some work done, however when passing the pond i...

Solar lights become nests!

My 3 solar lights were not working properly and when I shook them they rattled as if they had water in them. They are sealed...

I spied in the garden today....something beginning with S!

SPIDERS.....Arachniphobes this is your warning to look away now! Heading up to the shed today-I glimpsed at what I thought...

Keeping Mason Bees

I promised folk that I would do a blog on keeping Mason Bees, now these are NOT the type of bee that drills into cement...

Unusual Visitor

Hi all We were looking out of the window at 8.30 this morning when we saw this little visitor .... We couldn't work out...

Beautiful Garden Spider

I know some people are creeped out by spiders,but this one is so lovely.I put a piece of purple satin behind her web so you...

Ladybird and their Lava

This is a story of birth and adult hood.... of an insect lol... This Year I've noticed a great increase on the ladybird population...

UGH BUG

The war of 76 : 1976 that is. Never heard of it? Surprising really as millions died in that field of conflict all those years...

Problems with japanese Beetles

The roses are lovely this time of year! If anyone has trouble with japanese beetles (like I do) look here: http://www.allaboutrosegardening.com/Spray-Guide-for-Roses.html...

Buff-tip Moth (Phalera bucephala)

This is one of the more common species of British moths although it disguises itself like a twig so is not often seen. The...

Pictorial life of a Hummingbird Hawkmoth

In late July two thousand and six, my wife and I were strolling back from the bird hide at the RSPB Inner Marsh Farm, Burton....

My Home Grown Rhododendron & Friends???

It stopped Raining & i needed to try out My Re-set Camera Settings so i went into My Garden & took some Pics Of My...

A lovely spring day ..for autumn.

Late October and the sun was shining birds singing what a lovely day says Jane ..get your shorts on and climb in the pond...

Pretty Little Lady Birds

Yesterday i took a little walk around my Flower Borders 2 see whats Flowering & whats almost Finished Flowering ? I had...

A Wasp Nest In My Extra Wild Garden Area :( ................................................

Friday Tea Time i was clearing away some Flower Dead Heads & tipped them on top of some other rotting Plants when i heard...

My Travels With A Ladybird !

Whilst i was deadheading the Scabiosa the usual buzzing visitors were working around me and there were 3 Ladybirds on the...

Lavender pest

Today I found about 10 strange shiney metalic beetles on my lavender run down the path. Intrigued I looked them up and found...

My nests for wildlife insects.....

Hi! I've finally finished this lil' project! I took the idea from the Wildlife BBC shows. There were some canes in the shed...

watch out-lily beetle about!

Have just found the first lily beetle on my lilies- blast the little blighters. Looking back at last years diary, they appeared...

Industry

Entering the shed this afternoon I found a wasp building her nest and decided to take a couple of photographs. I hope you...

Fatal Attraction

Bzzzzzzz that looks a good place to land bzzzzzz...... Hmmmmm....what's all this then? Bzzzz. I spotted this fly exploring...

wasps

this evening my daughter discovered there is a wasp's nest in an old guitar in our garden shed, and no they are not making...

More Wildlife!!!!Part3....

Never seen so many Ladybirds in My Garden & these are 2 more i pictured climbing around&enjoying the Sunshine of...

ANTS

Yesterday and today, while trying to tidy the edges of my grassy areas, I kept disturbing ants... they didn't appreciate...