Finally zillions of hover flies and ladybirds

[arpoet]

Quite a good few cabbage whites here, but they seem not to be breeding.. my beans are alive with lady birds and have been for a couple of weeks... they are also on the tatties.. lots of hover flies are buzzing in the hedges down the lotties, but not many wasp: i think they are all in our house chasing me about.
Roger

[mrbadexample]

That will be a little caterpillar (possibly dozens of them). Have a good look under all the leaves

If they're anything like the ones that trashed my chillies whilst I was on holiday last year, they'll bore a hole in the chilli fruit and hide in there where you can't see them.

[BUFFS]

loads of hoverflies here too,and the size of some of them,and we are seeing virtually no aphids/blackfly at all,i could get to like summers like this..

[Helgalush]

loads of hoverflies here too,and the size of some of them,and we are seeing virtually no aphids/blackfly at all,i could get to like summers like this..

Me too - a few months ago there was blackfly and greenfly everywhere in my garden, now they are virtually nowhere to be seen and all the crops have grown healthier as a result. Its great!!!

[BUFFS]

Me too - a few months ago there was blackfly and greenfly everywhere in my garden, now they are virtually nowhere to be seen and all the crops have grown healthier as a result. Its great!!!

and dont it make you feel smug,great crops,no bugs...

[HeyWayne]

Was playing with a couple of ladybirds, or "Gaston's" as Bean referred to them as, in the garden last night. Also noticed a large number of houseflies and wasps congregating at the bottom of our slide.

[shobhna]

I too have noticed many lady birds and hoverflies.
The wasps are on the increase too but I have so far managed to pick about 4 lb of plums without letting the Jaspers have a go at them or me.

I suppose there is something to be said for the harsh winters. I will not compalin if we have severe winters, not that I can have them cahnged for milder ones just because I don't like them. Best I learn to see the beauty in everyt kind of weather.
BTW....saying that, yesterday I really fancied being outside in the rain and getting soaking wet but I had to re-think that thought since my work colleagues might have thought me totally mad.
However, this is one thing that is on my bucket list so I will do it.

[HeyWayne]

BTW....saying that, yesterday I really fancied being outside in the rain and getting soaking wet but I had to re-think that thought since my work colleagues might have thought me totally mad.
However, this is one thing that is on my bucket list so I will do it.

Got home from work yesterday, got changed and ran around in the garden with Bean like a pair of mad things. Loved it.

[shobhna]

Got home from work yesterday, got changed and ran around in the garden with Bean like a pair of mad things. Loved it.

wish I'd been brave enough to do that, though I think they will certify me at work if I act any more madder then I already do.

[Jamesy_uk]

Oh yes and thank god for the little blighters, I was fighting a losing battle against black and greenfly for the last 2 months and by the weekend I fully expected the problem to be remedied for now. Now if something could just presuade the damn cabbages whites to leave my garden alone all would be well as my brassicas are in transition over the next couple of weeks to a new home and vulnerable.