November 13, 2024

Wordless Late-Season Garden Visitors

Asian Lady Beetle 1
Asian Lady Beetle

Eastern Boxelder Bug
Eastern Boxelder Bug

Geometer Moth
Geometer Moth

Asian Lady Beetle 2
Asian Lady Beetle

Cluster Fly
Cluster Fly

Asian Lady Beetle & Clemens' Clepsis Moth
Asian Lady Beetle (and unknown moth)

Woolly Bear Caterpillar
Woolly Bear Caterpillar

8 comments:

  1. Do you allow the Asian lady beetles to stay?

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    1. Hi Lisa: Good question. There are so many of them, it would be impossible to get rid of them outside. And we use only organic, non-toxic methods for pest control (for example, milky spore to reduce the number of Japanese beetles). But we do have to watch for cracks in the house structure to keep them out.

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  2. Quite a range among your visitors. Do they disappear when it gets cold?

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    1. Yes, there are many insects still out and about this time of year. As it gets colder, the numbers greatly reduce. Many of them burrow in crevices and underground. Also, once we have snow, just about everything is buried. On mild late winter/spring days some start to make appearances again. :)

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  3. Love the ladybugs, gorgeous.
    Saw your post at Comedy Plus - Wordless Wednesday.
    My entries this week are numbered #59+60
    Hope you will join SSPS https://esmesalon.com/tag/wordlesswednesday/ Now open

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    1. Thanks for the info. I'll check out your posts. So many creative entries for WW. Have a great rest of your week and weekend!

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  4. Hello, I do like all the photos.
    Ernie met his first woolly bear caterpillar, he tried to make friends with it, but it rolled up in a ball so tight. ;-) It was cute, Ernie just sniffed and sniffed that little caterpillar.

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    1. Thanks, Carla. The woolly bears seem more plentiful this fall--they're so fun to observe so I can see why Ernie was interested. Nicholas (my dog) doesn't seem as interested in them as he did when he was a puppy. It's funny to read "Ernie" when you mention your dog, because that's my hubby's name. Tee hee.

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