While these small flies have their justification and their purpose in the wild, for example in the compost heap, where they feed on dead plant parts and decompose them, they are just extremely annoying on indoor plants. They can also cause enormous damage to indoor plants. Look Sciarid gnats are between one and seven millimeters in…
The wood louse likes to stay under stones, but also in fresh deciduous forests or bushes. There, cellar isopods are also enormously useful, as they eat up dead plant residues as so-called destructors. In this way, they return the nutrients that were previously withdrawn from the plants to our ecosystem. However, it will be extremely difficult to fight…
Mealybugs can be brown, white or pink in color and are coated with a white web of a waxy substance that is supposed to protect them from predators. This wool-like armor not only protects them from their natural enemies, but also makes it difficult to fight them. Control should be carried out immediately after the first signs…
A earth wasp nest in the garden! Still a reason for many people to immediately think about how to fight the earth wasps or, best of all, how to remove the whole earth wasp nest. In the case of a earth wasp nest, it makes a lot of sense to first see who is nesting…
Every year the summer season brings not only warmth with it, but also wasps, who feel just as comfortable in this warmth in our gardens as we do. As important as these useful insects may be for nature, those who want to enjoy their favorite spot in the garden without a care, want to drive the…
Mosquitoes are annoying little pests. They buzz around their victims until they find a place to sit and stab. The bad thing is that these stings itch tremendously and can also become infected. No one needs mosquitoes, but they do exist. In some years there is a real plague of mosquitoes. If the conditions for the insects are good, they…
Aphids prick the plant’s pathways and suck out the nutrient-rich sap. The plant is weakened and is therefore more susceptible to disease. In addition, aphids can transmit viral diseases to plants with their saliva. They usually appear suddenly and epidemic-like. They often disappear quickly. Sometimes, however, they spread and keep growing. Then good advice is expensive. So what to do Causes and…
Ants are interesting and hardworking insects. Everyone loves the forest and is fun to watch. On the other hand, they are unpopular in the garden. Nobody wants them. There are a number of reasons for this. On the one hand, ants “breed” aphids, they love their excretions, the so-called honeydew. It is the ants’ main source of carbohydrates. On the other hand,…