Ash dieback is on the rise and threatens the existence of the ash tree. We educate people about the disease and show what to do about it.The death of shoots can be observed all over Europe [Photo: Bildagentur Zoonar GmbH / Shutterstock.com]Since the year 2000 the ash trees (Fraxinus) to observe a death of drives. At the beginning one puzzled about what triggers the death of shoots in the ash trees. Now we are certain that it is caused by a fungus that threatens the ash population not only in ...
Tiger snails not only attract attention with their interesting body drawings, but are also considered beneficial insects against slugs. We present the special garden dwellers here.The tiger's nose confidently wears the predator look [Photo: Dlabajdesign / Shutterstock.com]If a large, tabby slug appears in the garden, some gardeners first worry about their heads of lettuce. But it is worth taking a second look: the tiger's nose (Limax maximus) is also called the tiger nudibranch. This article ...
Snails like to attack our beds, but they don't like everything. They avoid some vegetables and can even protect other plants.Snails do not like some vegetables [Photo: Marija Stepanovic / Shutterstock.com]As soon as the first seedlings sprout, every gardener is filled with pride. At the same time, you get a queasy feeling because the tender young plants are susceptible to pests. Snails in the bed are often a major source of horror. Because they like to eat tender plants. It is primarily nudib...
Environmentally friendly snail protection works with a snail fence and snail collar. We give tips on how to build it yourself.Snail collars offer young plants protection from voracious nudibranchs [Photo: ur72 / Shutterstock.com]We invest a lot of effort and time in our beloved garden and are only too happy to share the joy it brings us with others. Shell snails are also welcome, because they usually only consume withered leaves and other, no longer quite as crunchy plant parts. With nudibran...
Many of us have already experienced the effects of caffeine on the human organism. Snails also react to the neurotoxin. Can this effect be used, does coffee grounds help against snails in the garden?Slugs feast with relish in the bed when they are not stopped [Photo: Oleksandr_U / Shutterstock.com]Coffee grounds, consisting of ground coffee beans, are a by-product of making coffee. It contains around 2% nitrogen, 0.8% potassium and 0.4% phosphorus, which are important plant nutrients, as well...
Snail fences, snail collars, and copper tapes are known means of protecting plants from snails. Do these and other snail barriers really help keep snails out?Nudibranchs eat holes in bedding plants overnight [Photo: Oleksandr_U / Shutterstock.com]Unlike the mostly harmless house and garden snails, nudibranchs are plentiful Occurrence of a real threat to the harvest in the domestic vegetable garden or the ornamentation of the perennial bed. If they find moist places to survive, enough food and...
Fighting whitefly naturally and biologically, is that possible? - Yes! And with Encarsia formosa. Because she lays her eggs in the larvae of the whitefly, causing them to die.Ichneumon wasps parasitize pest eggs [Photo: Nik Bruining/ Shutterstock.com]With the white fly, one might think that the name says it all. It is white and flies, but strictly speaking "fly" is the wrong term for the pests of the whitefly (Aleyrodoidea) family. But what can you do if you have this type of lice on your pla...
Few of the snail species found in gardens prey on lettuce and other green plants. Many snails are even useful and should be encouraged in gardens.There are different types of snails, some of which are also useful [Photo: Adrienne Kulcsar/ Shutterstock.com]A snail is not the same as a snail. Even if we are often disgusted by the greasy little animals, many land snail species are useful and important to our ecosystem. Nevertheless, some types of snails develop into a veritable plague of snails ...
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