Deilephila elpenor

Pesticides on new garden plants; a disaster for insects

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant hawk moth

One of the problems I had to deal with lately, is finding the right food plants for certain animals, especially insects species. Some plants I have in my garden, but when the animals require a specific plant, that is not really common, the only option is to buy one at for example a garden center. Unfortunately, that isn’t always a solution, as I experienced this the last week. Read more

Luizen

Not every aphid is the same

Luizen

The aphids I bought as ´pea aphids´

One of the species I would really like to add to the Development project for a while now, is a lady bug. A few years ago, I attempted to follow their growth and development, but I ran into all kinds of problems; a lens that couldn’t magnify enough and escaping aphids. Later, I encountered the same problems with other series and have found suitable solutions, so this year I wanted to give it another try. It turned out that caring for lady bug larvae isn’t as easy as it seems. Read more