tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post943168491190614094..comments2023-05-09T15:04:53.510+01:00Comments on Experiments with Plants: Parasites? (09 APR 2012)b-a-ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-2383963537622348652012-04-15T11:57:05.196+01:002012-04-15T11:57:05.196+01:00Thanks Helen - your comment gives me hope. You'...Thanks Helen - your comment gives me hope. You're right, the lupin is regrowing. I saw a recipe the other day for a pest deterrent on SageButterfly's blog - garlic spray with chilli powder and washing-up liquid thrown in too.<br /><br />Thanks Christine - I was trying to write a post about tracery for a couple of weeks then I saw those trees in the woods ...<br /><br />Thanks Crystal - I&b-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-59223088113872949982012-04-12T02:13:57.189+01:002012-04-12T02:13:57.189+01:00I hate aphids! They have kill many of my vegetable...I hate aphids! They have kill many of my vegetables in the past!<br />Thanks for sharing the information! ;)Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-69517207697377488562012-04-12T01:58:12.734+01:002012-04-12T01:58:12.734+01:00Aphids can't crawl so you can wash them off wi...Aphids can't crawl so you can wash them off with a strong atream of water. I usually use a sponge and soapy water.Carolyn @ Carolyn's Shade Gardenshttp://carolynsshadegardens.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-26400020160753706672012-04-11T20:53:22.336+01:002012-04-11T20:53:22.336+01:00Most of the aphids in my garden are eaten by the b...Most of the aphids in my garden are eaten by the birds or ladybirds. However, the lupin aphid is not eaten by anything, I think it's one of those imported species, not a native bug. My organic solution is not to grow lupins anymore, sad but true.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07725991262021867082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-9718296967375844552012-04-11T20:32:19.724+01:002012-04-11T20:32:19.724+01:00The two tree photos are really gorgeous!
I used to...The two tree photos are really gorgeous!<br />I used to spray aphids (with organic stuff) but this year I decided to stop all spraying. I occasionally blast them off with a hose, but they always reapper, so now I ignore them (or cut the affected leaves/stems/blooms off. And I find I have less of them now. Maybe the balance is back in my garden. I hope so :)Christine @ The Gardening Bloghttp://www.thegardeningblog.co.za/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-60541504474810953432012-04-10T21:34:06.224+01:002012-04-10T21:34:06.224+01:00You are right it is all about getting the balance ...You are right it is all about getting the balance right but this takes time and patience. You need the pests so the predators will come so you have to expect the pests to build up first. You can encourage wildlife in by planting things that the predators like - such as poached egg plants which lacewing love and lacewing love aphids etc. <br />Dont despair as you say you have introduced lots ofHelen/patientgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164036792673009326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-67308996934550406762012-04-10T19:56:24.100+01:002012-04-10T19:56:24.100+01:00Thanks Donna GWGT - I'm not so disgusted by th...Thanks Donna GWGT - I'm not so disgusted by the slugs since I discovered aphids.<br /><br />Thanks Bridget - If a badger came into my garden looking for slugs, I wouldn't get in its way. I bet the badgers licked off the aphids too!<br /><br />Thanks Donna GEV, Allberto, Dave, Mark & Gaz - I would be happy to leave aphids to get on with their thing if there were a few of them scatteredb-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-21620814855404515712012-04-10T18:49:40.324+01:002012-04-10T18:49:40.324+01:00The definition of parasitism is not affected by wh...The definition of parasitism is not affected by whether the host or parasite is plant, animal, fungus or anything else. A parasite has a high specialised and intimate relationship with its host(s)in which the parsite derives benefit from the host and it may or may not kill the host. Although aphids suck plant sap they are not parasites because they can travel from plant to plant, they can usuallyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-14686989553820271572012-04-10T18:40:31.945+01:002012-04-10T18:40:31.945+01:00I've not seen either of those parasites. Our F...I've not seen either of those parasites. Our Foxgloves never get anything on them. Our worst pest is Badgers. We have to keep them out or they do just damage snuffling about looking for slugs.Bridgethttp://www.arignagardener.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-1302220431315080052012-04-10T16:46:18.161+01:002012-04-10T16:46:18.161+01:00Those aphids would make me run for cover! I don&#...Those aphids would make me run for cover! I don't think I've ever seen black ones before! We have lots of mistletoe here - it is a horrible parasite and we have a few trees that will not make it much longer. I didn't realize the different stages of aging in ivy. I love seeing it growing over trees, but would never plant it that way in my garden. Next time I see some, I'll HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-78558710258921422022012-04-10T12:24:56.272+01:002012-04-10T12:24:56.272+01:00Actually I've never lost a single plant becaus...Actually I've never lost a single plant because of aphids. They're just a little annoying to see in those sticky and pulsing colonies, often patrolled by aunts, who literally grow aphids for their sugary and honey crap. Who's the parasite of who then? Looking closely I often found several ladybirds' larvae hunting for aphids. Ladybirds larvae doesn't look as good as their Albertohttp://altroverde.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-81570632767631794332012-04-10T11:50:44.445+01:002012-04-10T11:50:44.445+01:00I have to start keeping an eye, making sure that a...I have to start keeping an eye, making sure that aphids don't start taking over. On the bright side we have loads of ladybirds this year and I'm hoping they will be enough to keep the aphids at bay and not cause damage :)Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-74488961101050352372012-04-10T11:16:21.073+01:002012-04-10T11:16:21.073+01:00In South Africa ivy never has flowers or berries. ...In South Africa ivy never has flowers or berries. I only believe it, because I've seen pictures. I wonder, is it our not cold climate, or do we only have castrated varieties?? I guess the Christmas carol we sing - the Holly and the Ivy - is about winter berries.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-32776428944876639382012-04-10T06:29:33.745+01:002012-04-10T06:29:33.745+01:00My cardoons had a spectacular aphid infestation la...My cardoons had a spectacular aphid infestation last year and I had it in mind to walk all the way to the greenhouse to fetch the soapy spray and all the way back again. Never did though and then one day, I noticed the aphids were gone and in their place were a dozen or more self-satisfied looking ladybirds. Seems the garden does balance out for us sometimes. DaveDavid Marsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194429506546837258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-44034240475183813422012-04-10T01:27:03.300+01:002012-04-10T01:27:03.300+01:00Thanks for linking. As soon as I saw the ivy I tho...Thanks for linking. As soon as I saw the ivy I thought of it tracing the tree. I too think any sucking animal would be a parasite, but it makes sense I guess they would be plant on plant and animal on animal. Aphids and slugs are my garden nemesis. I hate the little buggers.Donnahttp://gardenwalkgardentalk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-40341789880671154732012-04-10T00:57:31.955+01:002012-04-10T00:57:31.955+01:00Wonderful post...for learning something not for yo...Wonderful post...for learning something not for your poor lupins...I have aphids that appear on my heliopsis but never do any damage..they are eventually consumed by someone so I leave them. The worst damage is caused by Japanese beetles in my garden...they leave holes in the leaves so it almost resembles tracery.Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.com