Hello Isha, Sure, I would be happy to trade subscriptions. I just added you as a paid subscriber. I added you as a free subscriber at first and then realized you may want access to my gardening resources, so I switched you to paid.
Nicely done, Bill. Thank you. I'd like to think Rumi would get a kick out of having the circle of love in his love poem broadened even further to include wasps, ants, and harvestmen.
What a beautiful post and I love those words by Rumi. I don’t use any pesticides in my garden, and I try to grow organically however, we tend to get wasps on the roof of our house so we have someone spray the eaves seasonally
I am wondering if this contradicts with my efforts to grow a homegrown national park. I am also wondering if there might be other solutions just like Tallamay suggests some for how to deal with mosquitoes in his book.
I have had to remove a few wasp nests near our garage door over the years. I think there are instances where controlling insects is warranted. If you are supporting insects with the plants in your yard then, on balance, you are helping out a lot of insects. One thing you could consider is identifying the species of wasp so you can learn more about its life history. You may be able to lure it away from your house or at least feel more comfortable around them. If you can get a photo of the wasp, then you can use inaturalist to identify it.
Appreciate this response. I have so many insects thriving in my garden including wasps. I’m not afraid of the wasps in the garden. They don’t seem to bother me. Thank you!
Excellent. I keep a magnifying glass next to my favourite garden seat - a couple of days ago I found a very handsome wasp (i thought) patrolling the cracks in the paving there - it took me a while to identify it as gooden's nomad bee - fascinating - and the ants were treating it as a roundabout - just going round it
Nice. Trade subscriptions?
Hello Isha, Sure, I would be happy to trade subscriptions. I just added you as a paid subscriber. I added you as a free subscriber at first and then realized you may want access to my gardening resources, so I switched you to paid.
Thank you!
Nicely done, Bill. Thank you. I'd like to think Rumi would get a kick out of having the circle of love in his love poem broadened even further to include wasps, ants, and harvestmen.
What a beautiful post and I love those words by Rumi. I don’t use any pesticides in my garden, and I try to grow organically however, we tend to get wasps on the roof of our house so we have someone spray the eaves seasonally
I am wondering if this contradicts with my efforts to grow a homegrown national park. I am also wondering if there might be other solutions just like Tallamay suggests some for how to deal with mosquitoes in his book.
I have had to remove a few wasp nests near our garage door over the years. I think there are instances where controlling insects is warranted. If you are supporting insects with the plants in your yard then, on balance, you are helping out a lot of insects. One thing you could consider is identifying the species of wasp so you can learn more about its life history. You may be able to lure it away from your house or at least feel more comfortable around them. If you can get a photo of the wasp, then you can use inaturalist to identify it.
Appreciate this response. I have so many insects thriving in my garden including wasps. I’m not afraid of the wasps in the garden. They don’t seem to bother me. Thank you!
A good reminder to notice the small creatures. Your photos are beautiful. The detail is amazing.
Thank you. I am glad to hear that you appreciate my photos.
To slow down and realize connections is rewarding. Thank you for sharing.
Excellent. I keep a magnifying glass next to my favourite garden seat - a couple of days ago I found a very handsome wasp (i thought) patrolling the cracks in the paving there - it took me a while to identify it as gooden's nomad bee - fascinating - and the ants were treating it as a roundabout - just going round it