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Post by The witch on Mar 12, 2007 12:08:17 GMT 1
......... are harmless, - bringing freshly cut flowers into the house will usually mean bringing in pollen beetles too. I brought quite a few into the house yesterday on my washing, there must have been 50 or more on the kitchen window trying to escape back into the garden. POLLEN BEETLESwww.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0802/pollen_beetle.asp |
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Post by plocket on Mar 13, 2007 19:58:18 GMT 1
It's funny how they are more attractive to some flowers than others though. I find them most attracted to sweet-peas in my garden, if I grow them.
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Post by debbiem on Mar 14, 2007 10:52:35 GMT 1
When I was yound I once pressed a flower, put in on a piece of card and covered it in cling film. Wasn't I pleased with it! A couple of days later eeeeek it was full of beetles, those little devils.  Sort of changed the look of the whole thing.  |
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Post by The witch on Mar 17, 2007 14:52:24 GMT 1
Do you mean thrips aka thunder bugs Mrs. B which I know from bitter experience manage to find their way under the glass of paintings now matter how well sealed they are?  |
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Post by seanmckinney on Mar 17, 2007 15:04:56 GMT 1
Are thrips desirable?
I dont know what they are but some one was going to send me tropical water lily from Hawaii but she couldnt get past either american or EU legislation regarding "leafhopper and thrip" so I had assumed thrip are undesirable
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Post by The witch on Mar 17, 2007 22:54:57 GMT 1
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Post by debbiem on Mar 18, 2007 7:45:57 GMT 1
I think these ones were just living in the flower somewhere before it was pressed so I think they were pollen beetles, I think I sealed them in rather than the other way round. It was a long time ago so ooooooo hope I let them out!
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