Bees are more than a hobby; they are a life study, in many respects a mirror of our own society. —William Longgood Why Honey Bee is Two Words Regardless of dictionaries, we have in entomology a rule for insect common names that can be followed. It says: If the insect is what the ...
Flypaper is convenient but as a true blue homesteader, I opt to make my own, naturally and chemical-free. Best of all, is I get to usehomegrown honeyinstead of the icky stuff in the commercial flypapers that sometimes sticks to my hands. Remember y’all, you can catch more house flies...
but next to the house considerably warmer. If the syrup froze in the night it was thawed when I checked. Still opening the lid had little effect on the bees since they never were exposed directly to the cold air.
To use these traps you just need to unpack them, add bait/attractant with some water, and hang it up. These traps provide a safe way to control even the pesticide resistant horseflies. The best part about these traps is a single trap can catch upto 20,000 flies and can be used for ...
Remove the lid from the top you cut off and then coat the neck of the lid with jam, jelly or honey. Place the top part upside down into the bottle. Use tape to hold this portion in its place. Place the homemade trap at least 300 yards from the wasp nest. Make sure that it cann...
hair or wood.Using Vaseline you can apply and work to slide ofthe gum . #7: Vaseline use: Pest control. An unusual use of Vaseline is for pest control. Trapsflies.Flies in the Vaseline ~ it's a song and a method for pest removal.Make a fly trap with paperand petroleum ...
Yellow sticky trapswill catch the adult butterflies, but may also catchbeneficial insects. Use with caution. Spraying withBt (Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki)every 1 to 2 weeks will also help control cabbage family pests. Neem oilis effective against cabbage worms. ...
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About 1/2 inch in length with green heads and bronze bodies, Japanese beetles can skeletonize leaves and flowers alike. They are big enough to see and pick off, so you can send them to a watery grave in a bucket of soapy water. The best time of day to catch them is early in...
catch other insects, such as aphids and thrips, though it's worth noting that these may also trap beneficial insects, such as ladybugs. Sticky tape can also be a good solution to prevent invasions of ants, which are often attracted to the sweet honeydew left behind by whiteflies and mealy...