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ladybird larvae and their adults, make massive inroads on aphid infestation. 81

ladybirds and lacewings

Encouraging insects into the garden can seem contrary to everything we have done as gardeners.    However ladybirds and lacewings can eat more than their weight of aphids every day.  Lacewing larvae and...

11 comments    garden insects gardeners
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Little Red Riding Hood- A book review

Little Red Riding Hood is a classic tale that has been told over and over again. Based on a tale by the Brother's Grimm it depicts the adventure a little girl had with a wolf while visiting her grandmother....

2 comments    children's story classic story
Ladybird cake69

Making a delicious ladybird cake

Ladybird cake I wasn't quite sure how I was going to make Holly's ladybird cake for her first Birthday especially as I hadn't really had chance to think about it until the day before!! A trip to the...

0 comments    recipes buttercream icing
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Learn About Insects: Insect Lore Ladybug Land

The Insect Lore Ladybug Land is a fantastic gift for any child, or even adult! You are provided with the Ladybug Land habitat and a coupon to exchange for between 15 and 20 ladybug larvae. The see through...

2 comments    fun kids pets
7 Spot Ladybird73

Ladybirds

The seven-spot ladybird's Latin name is Coccinella septempunctata. Ladybirds are about 5-8 mm long. They are small round beetles with three and a half spots on each of their two wing cases. The...

1 comment    insects ladybug ladybugs
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Fancy Dress Wings

Wings have proved to be very popular and the trend seems to be that more and more people are purchasing wings as an easy dress up option. Wings can be used for: Hen Nights, School events such as World...

5 comments    wings angel wings fairy wings
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A Melancholy Bug

Certainly no one can deny that the world is facing some great problems, yet we'd had one problem since the beginning, that may prove to be the greatest problem of all. Physically, we must master the insect,...

28 comments    insects pest control bugs
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Wimbledon, Grass Soup and a Randy Dog

Getting my daughter off to sleep for her nap, window open to let in some air, I could hear the gentle noises of other people in their gardens. A spade quietly clanking against something, some birds...

5 comments    family home water
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Ladybugs

Ladybug, ladybug or ladybeetle, is the popular name of the numerous species of Coleoptera, belonging to the family Coccinellidae, and remarkable for their beautiful variety of coloring. Ladybugs are from...

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The Cockroach. Not a beetle not a bug but kin to both      credit wiki.com77

The Differences Between Beetles and Bugs.

When is a Bug not a Bug? When it's a Beetle! According to current terminology, for which we may have to thank our cousins from the United States, all small crawly things, including bugs, are…bugs. Not to...

4 comments    insects ticks cockroaches
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