A.Stringer · @Annekin
110 followers · 884 posts · Server mstdn.social"To truly encourage appreciation and support for native #wildflowers, we need to shift people’s perspective. Instead of viewing lawns with wildflowers as unattractive or a sign of laziness, let’s celebrate the benefits they bring. It’s certainly easier, cheaper and probably safer to enjoy existing wildflowers than to go to the trouble of removing them with herbicides."
https://theconversation.com/ivy-dandelions-and-other-common-wildflowers-are-often-seen-as-weeds-but-theyre-a-crucial-resource-for-pollinating-insects-210813?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1qnbWolzHlhzGEMgQR7rjO-f9T4N79xoJ5AtP9udGvTiwNBSSYjs1r9CI#Echobox=1693058549
#rewilding #beneficialinsects #WildlifeGardening #pollinators
#pollinators #WildlifeGardening #beneficialinsects #rewilding #wildflowers
A.Stringer · @Annekin
104 followers · 804 posts · Server mstdn.social30 Companion Planting Pairs for a Productive Garden
https://gardeningsoul.com/30-companion-planting-pairs-for-a-productive-garden/
#companionplants #beneficialinsects #gardening #vegetablegarden
#vegetablegarden #Gardening #beneficialinsects #companionplants
Dr. Traci Birge · @TraciInFinland
419 followers · 2 posts · Server fediscience.org
New grand opening!
Just migrated my main account here from @scholar.social.
I'm an #agroecologist in Finland.
My research is oriented toward improving food sustainability through building capacity and policy that works for people and nature.
🐝 #Agroecology #FoodSystems #Biodiversity #Farming #Farmers #Farmland #AgriEnvironment #CAP
#Pollinators #BeneficialInsects
#BiologicalPestControl #NatureFriendlyFarming #SemiNaturalLandscapes #HomeGarden
🐝
#homegarden #seminaturallandscapes #NatureFriendlyFarming #BiologicalPestControl #beneficialinsects #pollinators #Cap #AgriEnvironment #farmland #farmers #farming #biodiversity #foodsystems #agroecology #agroecologist #introduction
kms✍🏻 · @karmaso
369 followers · 475 posts · Server toot.community
🌱As our insect friends emerge, learning which ones are beneficial…🐝
#bees #gardening #ecosystem #BeneficialInsects #gardens #flowers #PayingAttention
#bees #gardening #ecosystem #beneficialinsects #gardens #flowers #payingattention
Iris Richardson Fine Art 🇩🇪🇺🇸📷 · @irisRichardson
1122 followers · 9516 posts · Server mastodon.art
Honeybees on honeycomb. Still one of my favored pictures of our girls #honeybees #honeycomb #bees #pollinator #macro #macrophotography #foto #fotografie #photograhy #beneficialinsects #insects #honigbienen #bienen #Imker #beekeeping #apiary #beekeeper #ModernArt #ArtistonMastodon #FineArt #MastoArt #Art #SpringForArt #Fediart #Kunst #ArtBooster #AYearForArt #mastoart #Artist #LoveArt #ArtHerocom #ArtCollector #ArtMatters #mastoart #BuyIntoArt
#FediGiftShop
https://www.artheroes.com/en/shopartwork/Honey-Bees-on-Honey-Comp/1145982/132?mediumId=13&size=75x50
#fedigiftshop #buyintoart #artmatters #artcollector #artherocom #loveart #artist #ayearforart #artbooster #kunst #fediart #springforart #art #MastoArt #fineart #artistonmastodon #modernart #beekeeper #apiary #beekeeping #imker #bienen #honigbienen #insects #beneficialinsects #photograhy #fotografie #foto #macrophotography #macro #pollinator #bees #honeycomb #honeybees
Rhyothemis · @Rhyothemis
190 followers · 1290 posts · Server zeroes.ca
If you see these pupae on your brassica leaves - don't get rid of them. They are braconid wasp pupae - they parasitize cabbage loopers. I put them back in the arugula patch after taking the picture. This year I will try to grow sweet alyssum to feed the adult wasps.
#BeneficialInsects #wasps #CabbageWorms #CabbageLoopers #pests #brassica #Gardening #NorthCarolina #Zone7b #Cfhl
#beneficialinsects #wasps #cabbageworms #cabbageloopers #pests #brassica #gardening #northcarolina #zone7b #cfhl
Iris Richardson Fine Art · @irisRichardson
1039 followers · 8558 posts · Server mastodon.art
Red ladybug on a leaf. This is one of my biggest garden helpers.
#ModernArt #insects #beneficialinsects #ladybug #marienkäfer #macrophotography #Käfer #bug #gardening #gardeners #photography #foto #macro #ArtistonMastodon #FineArt #MastoArt #SpringForArt #Fediart #Kunst #ArtBooster #SonyA1 #AYearForArt #Art #Artist #LoveArt #IrisRichardsonArtist #ArtCollector #ArtMatters #mastoart #BuyIntoArt #FediGiftShop https://iris-richardson.pixels.com/featured/ladybug-on-leaf-iris-richardson.html
#fedigiftshop #buyintoart #artmatters #artcollector #irisrichardsonartist #loveart #artist #art #ayearforart #SonyA1 #artbooster #kunst #fediart #springforart #MastoArt #fineart #artistonmastodon #macro #foto #photography #gardeners #gardening #bug #kafer #macrophotography #marienkafer #ladybug #beneficialinsects #insects #modernart
J blue · @jblue
1110 followers · 915 posts · Server mastodon.world
This is a baby ladybug. (technically larva)
Question: is it cute?
1) Yes, it’s totally adorbs!! 🥰
2) No, I’m a psychopath.
Answer in the comments bc it won’t let me post a pic and poll at the same time.
#InsektenSamstag #insect #gardening #BeneficialInsects #IndoorGardening #beetle #nature
#insektensamstag #insect #gardening #beneficialinsects #indoorgardening #beetle #nature
SpaceAgeDruid · @SpaceAgeDruid
264 followers · 490 posts · Server universeodon.com
I had purchased (through the mail) a beautiful palm from Costa Farms, and had not done enough to isolate it before it came in contact with my home. The plant was absolutely infested with two spot spider mites, and I was new enough not to notice until the webbing was everywhere. I treated with #PredatoryMites #BeneficialInsects as well as washed off plants, and trimmed off areas of heavy infestation. It was a real pain, but the new leaves are looking good so far. Lesson learned. Also, it was cool learning those beneficials were so tiny that they were unobtrusive. Expensive, but I would use again. I do not think they can handle an infestation alone though. #houseplants #spidermites #pests
#predatorymites #beneficialinsects #houseplants #spidermites #pests
SpaceAgeDruid · @SpaceAgeDruid
264 followers · 490 posts · Server universeodon.com
An update on #GreenLacewing larvae: They were voracious, and I have not had any aphid problems. They ran out of stuff to eat, and they cannibalized each other. The larvae were small enough that nobody noticed them unless I made a point of showing them. They liked to hide, and remained near plants. I never saw an adult, so they were either eaten by carnivorous plants or just flew outside when I was not looking. Absolutely worth the cost, and fun to watch if you are not skittish about bugs. #pests #houseplant #aphids #BeneficialInsects #IndoorGardening
#greenlacewing #pests #houseplant #aphids #beneficialinsects #indoorgardening
stoicmike · @stoicmike
46 followers · 595 posts · Server zirk.us
Bug hotel under construction. Will move down to garden before filling the compartments with bamboo tubes, pieces of oak with different size holes drilled in them, pine cones, etc. #BugHotel #SolitaryBees #BeneficialInsects
#bughotel #solitarybees #beneficialinsects
SpaceAgeDruid · @SpaceAgeDruid
164 followers · 321 posts · Server universeodon.com
The #GreenLacewing eggs are hatching, and the larvae are quite small (and yet easy to identify). At a normal magnification, most folks would not notice. When I use my new #MacroPhotography lens, I can see them more clearly. So far, I am genuinely enjoying the release of these in the #IndoorGardening and #HousePlant space. #BeneficialInsects seem far easier to use than other methods. Now, let’s just see if they work!
#greenlacewing #macrophotography #indoorgardening #houseplant #beneficialinsects
SpaceAgeDruid · @SpaceAgeDruid
172 followers · 374 posts · Server universeodon.comThe #GreenLacewing eggs are hatching, and the larvae are quite small (and yet easy to identify). At a normal magnification, most folks would not notice. When I use my new #MacroPhotography lens, I can see them more clearly. So far, I am genuinely enjoying the release of these in the #IndoorGardening and #HousePlant space. #BeneficialInsects seem far easier to use than other methods. Now, let’s just see if they work!
#greenlacewing #macrophotography #indoorgardening #houseplant #beneficialinsects
SpaceAgeDruid · @SpaceAgeDruid
148 followers · 276 posts · Server universeodon.comI just put 5,000 Green Lacewing eggs and 5 million beneficial nematodes in the indoor plants. The idea is to enlist #BeneficialInsects to do a bunch of work for me. I checked with an expert first, so these are ok to use like this and normal for my region (so they won’t escape and cause issues). It feels brilliant or unhinged or brilliantly unhinged. Let’s see how it plays out! #PestManagement #Gardening #HousePlants
#beneficialinsects #pestmanagement #gardening #houseplants
SpaceAgeDruid · @SpaceAgeDruid
172 followers · 374 posts · Server universeodon.comI just put 5,000 Green Lacewing eggs and 5 million beneficial nematodes in the indoor plants. The idea is to enlist #BeneficialInsects to do a bunch of work for me. I checked with an expert first, so these are ok to use like this and normal for my region (so they won’t escape and cause issues). It feels brilliant or unhinged or brilliantly unhinged. Let’s see how it plays out! #PestManagement #Gardening #HousePlants
#beneficialinsects #pestmanagement #gardening #houseplants
Opus Rising · @CanWeSaveIt
33 followers · 40 posts · Server universeodon.com
Teeny, tiny footprints of environmental DNA (eDNA) adds value to visual monitoring of #insect #biodiversity ... says first-time study. Improved information can translate to improving practices to combat #BiodiversityLoss, increase #FoodSecurity, & improve resilience/adaptation to #ClimateChange.
#bees #pollinators #insects #DNA #agriculture #BeneficialInsects
https://phys.org/news/2022-12-insect-footprints-crop-resilience-pollinator.html
#insect #biodiversity #biodiversityloss #foodsecurity #ClimateChange #bees #pollinators #insects #dna #agriculture #beneficialinsects
JodBot · @jodbot
32 followers · 23 posts · Server mstdn.social
Getting the hang of taking photos with the microscope and focus stacking them to make a visual guide to dung beetles for NYSIPM.
File under awesome duties as assigned.
I did lurk around near the microscope hoping to help. Now the whole collection is in my care for a bit. #beneficialInsects #beetles #dungBeetles #insects
#Insects #dungbeetles #beetles #beneficialinsects
JodBot · @jodbot
56 followers · 91 posts · Server mstdn.socialGetting the hang of taking photos with the microscope and focus stacking them to make a visual guide to dung beetles for NYSIPM.
File under awesome duties as assigned.
I did lurk around near the microscope hoping to help. Now the whole collection is in my care for a bit. #beneficialInsects #beetles #dungBeetles #insects
#Insects #dungbeetles #beetles #beneficialinsects
ARG · @ARG
7 followers · 9 posts · Server climatejustice.social
Hello, from the Autonomous Republic of Gardenia! On behalf of Gardenians, the small and often overlooked workers of garden ecology, I look forward to engaging with human gardeners, and the ecologically enlightened. Happy to join you here on Mastadon! Arg!!! #gardenideas , #organicallyGrown , #ClimateJustice , #ecologicalImpact , #beneficialinsects , #beekeeping , #gardendesign
#gardenideas #organicallyGrown #ClimateJustice #ecologicalImpact #beneficialinsects #beekeeping #gardendesign
Dr. Traci Birge · @TraciInFinland
419 followers · 2 posts · Server fediscience.org#Introduction
My jam is agroecology, mainly the human aspects of farmland biodiversity conservation.
🐝 #SaveWildBees, the domesticated ones are livestock & doing just fine. 🐝
#Agroecology #FoodSystems #Biodiversity #Conservation #Farming #Farmers #Farmland #AgriEnvironment #CAP
#Pollinators #BeneficialInsects
#BiologicalPestControl #NatureFriendlyFarming #SustainableAgriculture #Sustainability
#SciComm #Outreach
#foodsystems #SaveWildBees #sustainableagriculture #NatureFriendlyFarming #BiologicalPestControl #scicomm #outreach #beneficialinsects #pollinators #sustainability #AgriEnvironment #Cap #farmers #farming #conservation #biodiversity #farmland #agroecology #introduction