#budworms

[oregonrooted]

Love to see this in the garden. We release a few hundred 🐞lady beetles🐞 and a couple hundred 👽aliens (mantises)👽 the 1st of August. The beetles, or birds in some places, quickly take care preflower bugs🐜 and the aliens hatch approx. 2 to 3 weeks later to do a sweep for anything small OR big, most important being the #caterpillars ...In our area cats or 🐛🐛🐛 #budworms will kill your prize top nugs with out you knowing, until it's too late. These guys munch them all, and both work great together to bring the plants into healthy bloom.💪💪💪💪💪💪 . . #loveisintheair #bugporn #getit #gettinit #groovy #makinglove #seduction #bugtwerk #drlovelace #lovebug #ladybug #ladybuglove #beneficialinsects #chemicalfreegardening #naturedoesitbest #thislookslikeagoodspot #jammin #ladybeetle #oregonrooted (at Jackson County, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1EqB-DBrxl/?igshid=451kttfb8gsd

[gardeningknowhow]

Damaged rose buds - Ornamental #plants like #geraniums, #petunias and #roses can create a riot of color when planted en masse, but #gardeners aren’t the only ones drawn to these bright, prolific #flowers. Damage caused by #budworms is common too. These #moth #caterpillars chew their way into the tightly coiled #flowerbuds and slowly eat them from the inside out, causing the #buds not to open, and those that do look ragged.