Aphids attack almost all plant species. Nearly! They consistently avoid plants that produce fragrant essential oils. For example lavender. But its purple flowers don’t just stay lice-free themselves. You can also effectively support us in the fight against these sucking pests. Such a wonderfully smelling and natural control agent is always welcome in our garden kingdom. It can even be used preventively….
The winter moth is a pest on fruit trees, berries and ornamental deciduous trees with a destructive potential that comes very close to that of the dreaded codling moth. Biologists distinguish between the small winter moth and the large winter moth, with the two species only differing in size, but not in their life cycle and…
Black aphids are unwelcome guests on outdoor and container plants. The defective insects are not very choosy and do not even stop at exotic plants. If the pests feel comfortable on the host plant, damage and population increase. However, chemicals do not necessarily have to be used to combat it. Because in your own garden and in the kitchen…
The red spider is also called the fruit tree spider mite. It particularly likes to attack grapevines, apple and pear trees, plums, gooseberries and currants. You have to know that there is another pest that looks similar and that the two are often confused. It is the red velvet mite. But it belongs to a different genre. Countermeasures Spin…
The boxwood moth is a small butterfly that was introduced to Central Europe from East Asia at the beginning of the 21st century. The first specimens were reported in Germany in 2006. As beautiful as the butterflies are to look at with their silky white wings and brown border, they do a lot of damage to the…
There is a fine line between the beauty of the sight and crop failures and ruined flower and vegetable beds. Because many hobby gardeners enjoy the colorful butterflies in the garden in summer. But these and many other insects lay their eggs in the garden plants from which the voracious caterpillars arise. And so it can quickly lead…
The yellow aphids, now and then scale insects, including mealybugs, they all like to feast on the sap of the oleander. The worst part is that they can multiply explosively in no time. The beautiful rose laurel, as the oleander is also called, then looks pretty battered in no time. Fortunately, there are some effective home remedies and…
The willow borer is a large moth that is rarely seen. Its caterpillars, on the other hand, are not uncommon, these are found quite often. The willow borer lives mainly in alluvial forests, but is also found in settlement areas. It is most often found near pastures, on flowing water, in meadows and in parks. June and July are…
The gall mites, which are no more than 0.5 mm in size, still make life difficult for the hobby gardener when they mess with the plants in the garden. The sucking pests cause nodule- and cone-shaped deformations known as galls. In late summer and autumn, the often red-colored galls can be seen with the naked eye. But then…
The chirping song of the cicadas often belies the fact that these insects do not belong to the grasshoppers, but rather are closely related to the bed bugs. The brightly colored animals are pests and in rare cases can cause damage to the host plants through their ingestion. But don’t panic if you spot the winged insects…