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Nature’s Helpers

Bees, hoverflies, ladybirds and the other insects and animals that do useful work in a garden.

Articles tagged biological control. All nature’s helpers

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Hoverflies: the aphid eater you keep mistaking for a caterpillarThe adult hoverfly pollinates, its larva eats aphids, and almost nobody recognises the larva. How to identify both in an Australian garde...aphids

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Lacewings: the aphid lion, and whether a lacewing hotel is worth buildingGreen and brown lacewings are different insects with different habits. How to spot the eggs on stalks and the aphid lion larva, what to s...aphids

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The wasps worth keeping: predators and parasitoids in the vegetable patchMost wasps in an Australian vegetable patch are hunting your caterpillars and aphids. Here is how to tell the parasitoids, mud nesters an...aphids