As promised yesterday, today we are going to look at the relationship between fava bean plants, aphids and beneficial insects.
Take a look at this video from Cityfarmer TV.
The narrator suggests sometimes letting one pest that isn’t causing much damage go can help out with later, more severe problems.
Do you grow fava beans? Have you ever seen aphids on them?
This week the sun has come out.
New flowers and flower flies make it feel like spring is right around the corner.
Once again we have a photograph from the archives.
Do you recognize this long-legged creature?
Commonly known as harvestmen or sometimes daddy long-legs, these spider relatives belong to the Order Opiliones.
How can you tell it isn’t a spider? One clue is the fact its body looks like a single piece, whereas spiders have two distinctly separate body sections. (If you look closely, however, you will discover that harvestmen have the same body parts, they just are not separated.)
They also differ from spiders by possessing fewer eyes, having two rather than six or eight. Finally, they lack both venom and silk glands, both of which spiders are known for. They are non-aggressive, largely nocturnal arachnids.
What do they eat? Harvestmen eat a wide variety of materials, and some species are omnivores or scavengers rather than true predators.
Have you ever spotted a harvestmen? Where did you see it?
For more information, see Roberta Gibson Writes.
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