one of mine still hanging around
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Author Archives: Darren
Tauranga / Greerton / 2012-04-16 11:45:00
April 16, 2012 – 11:45 am
one of mine still hanging around my yellow buddliea
Tauranga / Greerton / 2012-04-15 07:00:00
April 15, 2012 – 7:00 am
One of mine returned and has been flitting around my garden most of the day
Tauranga / Greerton / 2012-04-13 23:00:00
April 13, 2012 – 11:00 pm
one of mine returned and was nectaring on yellow buddleja
/ / 2012-04-04 10:00:00
April 4, 2012 – 10:00 am
one I tagged 3 days ago returned to feed on my yellow buddleia
Tauranga / Greerton / 2012-04-02 08:00:00
April 2, 2012 – 8:00 am
One I released yesterday has returned.
Cleopus japonicus2.jpg
March 6, 2012 – 3:50 pm
Bother, I now have Cleopus japonicus, the Buddlja Weevil in my garden. I use Yates’ Super Shield on my wife’s roses, so I’ll try that on the Buddljas and see how that goes.
milkweed leaves
March 2, 2012 – 10:42 am
A comparison of the leaves of Gomphocarpus physocarpus, Gomphocarpus fruticosus, and Asclepias curassavica. Darren
Harmonia conformis
February 19, 2012 – 8:14 pm
One of the benefits of an infestation of milkweed aphids is that I got to see a large spotted ladybird (Harmonia conformis) in my garden. They are quite large for ladybirds, about 6-7mm long. They have a light reddish appearance and their colouration includes 20 large black spots, 18 of which are found on the [...]