tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post4753230310170316460..comments2024-03-10T03:35:38.987-07:00Comments on Aunt Debbi"s Garden: BuzzedAunt Debbi/kurts momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05663049154538571378noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-9798334739116025242008-08-05T12:27:00.000-07:002008-08-05T12:27:00.000-07:00Lisa looking at the bugs and other critters is par...Lisa looking at the bugs and other critters is part of the fun. Don't know why some people must kill everything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-58591012695926781132008-08-05T11:27:00.000-07:002008-08-05T11:27:00.000-07:00Very cool moth! I have a mason bee house, as well ...Very cool moth! I have a <A HREF="http://mrimomma.blogspot.com/2007/03/preparing-for-pollinators.html" REL="nofollow">mason bee house</A>, as well as plenty of "wild" bugs of all kinds...more every year since I quit using chemicals.lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-60329348307313775042008-08-04T20:06:00.000-07:002008-08-04T20:06:00.000-07:00Anna, I planted my squash, corn, and beens togethe...Anna, I planted my squash, corn, and beens together. The squash bugs got lost and gave up. agastache is a cool plant. I saw one in College Station that had hummingbirds all over it. That moth does look like a bat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-86712264385257842032008-08-04T18:08:00.000-07:002008-08-04T18:08:00.000-07:00Squash Bugs have been enemy number 1 this year. Th...Squash Bugs have been enemy number 1 this year. They ruined my squash and are attacking my melon vines. They are nasty looking bugs. <BR/><BR/>I have agastache Color Spires and it's a non-stop bloomer with loads of insect life. The bees don't mind me cause they are drunk with joy. <BR/><BR/>Your moth looks like a bat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-84243830317012886662008-08-04T11:18:00.000-07:002008-08-04T11:18:00.000-07:00Hi joy, my water hose is my best pest irradication...Hi joy, my water hose is my best pest irradication tool. In the past I have used organic pesticides on specific bug (squash bugs) I had to spray dirctly on the bug. This year the way I planted confused the squash bugs and there was no problem. Lady bugs take care of most of my aphids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-57618669639180579692008-08-04T04:51:00.000-07:002008-08-04T04:51:00.000-07:00Debbie .. I haven't used pesticide this year at al...Debbie .. I haven't used pesticide this year at all either .. I think I stopped last year .. and we have a lot of bumble bees so that is great. The only rotten thing that has given me the creeps are APHIDS .. an infestation on my false sunflowers like you wouldn't believe .. so the jet option on my hose has been used a LOT with those little buggers .. I'm taking that plant out next Spring but my neighbor has loads of them .. maybe they will stay over there and BUG her ? LOLCanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-44533347943582419922008-08-03T13:57:00.000-07:002008-08-03T13:57:00.000-07:00Great attitude cinj.Great attitude cinj.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-37947672475693377082008-08-03T13:21:00.000-07:002008-08-03T13:21:00.000-07:00I have a lot of mosquitos here, but I think that's...I have a lot of mosquitos here, but I think that's why the birds like it here. They don't bother me too much, they are part of the natural order of things. As long as I can keep the birds around I shouldn't have too much of a problem. I think pesticides are a waste of money anyway, so I don't bother with them. I figure I'll just grow a few extra plants so we can all have something to enjoy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09582157624382487302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-62809431814052488032008-08-03T09:00:00.000-07:002008-08-03T09:00:00.000-07:00Hi cindee, wasps really can be a preblem. They al...Hi cindee, wasps really can be a preblem. They always make nests next to our water fawcets. We just keep knocking them down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-64714773920108764582008-08-03T07:57:00.000-07:002008-08-03T07:57:00.000-07:00We have a serious wasp problem in a birdhouse I ne...We have a serious wasp problem in a birdhouse I need to do something with. Its really bad. Your moth looks kinda icky...lolCiNdEe's GaRdEnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118389145887562360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-34813510526099783632008-08-02T20:18:00.000-07:002008-08-02T20:18:00.000-07:00Hi meems, Indigo spires is great for bees and butt...Hi meems, Indigo spires is great for bees and butterflys. Such a pretty flower too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-71602977785928997612008-08-02T20:15:00.000-07:002008-08-02T20:15:00.000-07:00Hi debbi: So glad you've got bees and wasps. Y...Hi debbi: So glad you've got bees and wasps. Your list is helpful too. I guess (#2) the violet colored flowers explains why there are dozens of bees all over my indigo spires. I get right up next to them (trimming and such) trying not to bother them and once in a while one will come at me and then I remember "oh yeah, they might sting." <BR/>Meems @Hoe&ShovelMeemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-11196381571673253262008-08-02T19:09:00.000-07:002008-08-02T19:09:00.000-07:00Brenda, I have successfully run off mosquitos with...Brenda, I have successfully run off mosquitos with garlic tea. The butterflys and bees will love the butterfly bush.<BR/><BR/>Thanks pg.<BR/><BR/>Aw thanks Momo Fali<BR/><BR/>Hi musing, yep that is the word. Trying to avoid contributing to the problem around here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-63646310313837971372008-08-02T14:46:00.000-07:002008-08-02T14:46:00.000-07:00I've heard that the bee population is decreasing, ...I've heard that the bee population is decreasing, which is sad. We need our bees!musingwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112230052732661921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-53117461759747668252008-08-02T14:18:00.000-07:002008-08-02T14:18:00.000-07:00Wait a minute! How nice are you?!! Providing for...Wait a minute! How nice are you?!! Providing for the bees and all. You are one special lady.Momo Falihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09735425888226178189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-83638142605858739892008-08-02T13:06:00.000-07:002008-08-02T13:06:00.000-07:00I love all the wildlife my garden attracts. Great...I love all the wildlife my garden attracts. Great tips on how to attract them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-3133984044367534272008-08-02T11:41:00.000-07:002008-08-02T11:41:00.000-07:00I spied a bumblebee the other day, rushed inside t...I spied a bumblebee the other day, rushed inside to get my camera, and never found it again. I planted zinnia seeds that never came up. I'm batting a thousand here. I do have a butterfly bush I planted this year, though it is still small. Do they like those? And I have amazon-sized mosquitoes hovering at my storm door every time I open it, but I'm just so afraid to spray anything!<BR/>BrendaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com