Pest Patrol

The Complex Relationship of Aphids, Ants, and Ladybugs

When considering pests, we need to take a broader perspective. In this case, I noticed aphids on my catnip plant, then spotted the aphids and ants. What’s going on when aphids, ants, and ladybugs are on the same plant? What Do Aphids Do? Aphids are sap sucking insects that are very common on vegetables and ...

Ladybug, Ladybug, Fly Away Home

“What is up with all these ladybugs?” the delivery man asked standing on my porch, brushing one off his arm as others swarmed the wood railings on my porch and the vinyl siding on my house. It was a lovely warm fall day, and the soaring temperatures seem to have brought them out in clouds. ...