If you are not a geneticist but a cook, you will find little consolation when black clouds are rising from the kitchen table – but you really do not have to be afraid of the little animals. The food from which…
Category: Insects – mosquitoes, fruit flies & Co
May beetles and June beetles are closely related. They are also very similar and can easily be confused. June beetles are usually a little smaller than May beetles. However, both are equally dangerous for the native plants in the garden. Because the larvae and…
When the garden is buzzing in spring and summer, the cockchafer (Melolontha) and the June beetle (Amphimallon solstitiale) are often part of it. Cockchafers are better known and are often recognised, but sometimes it can be the June bugs that stand…
Fragrances attract them and fragrances can also drive them away. We are talking about annoying flies. The fragrances that protect us from them do not have to come from a spray can. They naturally bring some herbs, flowers, and even vegetables with them. Anyone…
Sitting outside on the balcony or terrace in summer and listening to the crickets sing is romantic. However, as soon as the loud chirping comes from your own apartment, it can become uncomfortable. Because the crickets multiply quickly and a large infestation…
Mosquitoes are annoying pests. A warm and humid climate in summer favors the living conditions of the buzzing and blood-sucking insects. Not only residents of streams and lakes are affected. Female mosquitoes find enough opportunities in rain barrels and puddles to lay 30…
An aromatic cup of coffee opens the colorful dance that revolves around the many talents of tropical beans. The black granules that remain in the filter after brewing contain interesting ingredients that are suitable as universal home remedies. Coffee grounds have long…
In nature, every living being fulfills an intended task in ecological equilibrium. The fly from the Diptera family was evidently intended as the sole purpose of life, to scare people into indoor and outdoor life. They seem omnipresent with their humming, settle…
As soon as the temperatures rise, they are there, the uninvited guests. They besieged fruit baskets and opened juice bottles in droves. The fruit flies, also called fruit flies or fruit flies, appear with annoying regularity and spoil our appetite for juicy…
Leaf miners and leaf miners can cause significant damage to a wide variety of plants. If they are discovered, it is often too late for a large part of the leaves. The entire plant can still be saved with some natural means…