During our rose growing season, I have featured monthly articles on garden bugs – mostly the kind of bugs we want to remove from our gardens. As the season ends, I thought I would switch to writing about the beneficial insects that I have added to my garden this season to control aphids, spider mites andContinue reading “Green Lacewings in the Rose Garden”
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Sawfly Larvae
By Diane Sommers The skeletonizing of rose leaves is often an indication that Sawfly larvae, aka rose slugs, are present in the garden. As damage begins, look at the underside of the leaf for small light green caterpillar-like insects. Sawflies are part of the diverse order of Hymenoptera which includes ants, bees and wasps. Sawflies are nonstinging waspsContinue reading “Sawfly Larvae”
Overview of Beneficial Insect Video
The attachment is a summary of discussion/resources from a video presentation on the use of Beneficial Insects. The Video is available for viewing on our video page.
