Insects

All the other creepy crawlies and animals that interact with your garden and the countryside
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Insects

Post by greg » Fri Feb 13, 2015 5:18 pm

A BBC item about endangered (insect) species .

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31440646


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Re: Insects

Post by Jacksparrow » Mon Apr 06, 2015 8:29 pm

A nice green Shield Bug on Mrs. JS's washing today. :)

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Re: Insects

Post by nuthatch » Tue Jun 16, 2015 6:46 am

Realised, yesterday, that there were wasps in residence:-

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Re: Insects

Post by Jacksparrow » Tue Jun 16, 2015 7:48 pm

You'll want to get rid of them or you'll have a house full :bee:

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Re: Insects

Post by Placido » Tue Jun 16, 2015 9:46 pm

:rolleyes:

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Re: Insects

Post by nuthatch » Wed Jun 17, 2015 5:49 am

Jacksparrow wrote:You'll want to get rid of them or you'll have a house full :bee:


Really :unsure: I was just going to let them be - I thought they were the gardeners' friend and wouldn't bother us and be all dead come the first frosts, except the queen ... maybe I've been reading the wrong fairy stories :(

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Re: Insects

Post by Placido » Wed Jun 17, 2015 12:18 pm

:prod: :unsure: :chuckle:

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Re: Insects

Post by Jacksparrow » Wed Jun 17, 2015 7:45 pm

nuthatch wrote:
Jacksparrow wrote:You'll want to get rid of them or you'll have a house full :bee:


Really :unsure: I was just going to let them be - I thought they were the gardeners' friend and wouldn't bother us and be all dead come the first frosts, except the queen ... maybe I've been reading the wrong fairy stories :(
Mixed blessings I would say. If you're happy I'm happy. :)

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Re: Insects

Post by nuthatch » Thu Jun 18, 2015 8:59 am

:laugh: :hug2:

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Re: Insects

Post by nuthatch » Tue Jul 14, 2015 8:36 am

Still going .... the box this morning:

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