The Backyard's Weekly Bird Walk locations are found in the Backyard Bird Report at the very end of the most recent report. Any cancellations will be posted by 8am the day of the walk.

Thursday 10 May 2007

Bug Lady Seminar a Success!




The Bug Lady seminar was a wonderful success. For about 17 guests, Jessica Dawe, from The Bug Lady gave an enthusiastic talk about pest management in the garden. She talked about creating a garden that is balanced so that "the right bugs" are already there. From time time to time, she pointed out, things get out of balance and that's when we visit retailers like The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store to pick up a bag of ladybugs (native species) to treat an aphid problem or a package of Weevilution for the weevils affecting your Rhododendron's. She was full of wonderful insights and recommendations. On the Bug Lady website there are some fantastic resources as well. Companion planting, integrated pest management and bug identification.
Thanks Jessica!

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