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Aphids

Greenfly comes every year eating our plants and carrying disease from one plant to another.  

 Books

Aphid Books at Amazon

Information Sites

HDRA. aphid fact sheet (UK)

How to get rid of Aphids (US)

Natural Enemies

Lacewings 
Ladybirds (Ladybugs, Lady Beetle)

Cabbage White Fly

Information Sites

HDRA Cabbage White Fly fact sheet

Carrot Fly

Information Sites

HDRA carrot fly HDRA will show how to avoid the damage done by these pests, organically

Chafer Grub

Looks like these attack lawns,

Information Sites

Kalamazoo web site

Trulawn this site includes a picture of the pest

A discussion forum may offer an organic solution  try here

Phostrogen offers some advice on avoiding these

Organic Control

In the USA try Gardens alive for nematodes

Colorado Beetle

If you think you have found a colorado beetle, please take it to your local police station, or to your nearest DEFRA Office.

Information on this pest at DEFRA including photos and contact information etc.

Should the link not work then try main page DEFRA

Flatworms

Information on this pest at DEFRA including photos and contact information etc.

Should the link not work then try main page DEFRA

Gypsy Moth   (Lymantia dispar)

Caution Take care if handling caterpillars and egg masses. Hairs can cause an allergic reaction.

Information on this pest at DEFRA including photos and contact information etc. DEFRA needs to know

Should the link not work then try main page DEFRA

Helicoverpa armigera and Helicoverpa zea

(Old World or African bollworm) and (New World or American bollworm)

This is a notifiable pest.

Information on this pest at DEFRA including photos and contact information etc. DEFRA needs to know.

Should the link not work then try main page DEFRA

Lacewing

A natural enemy of the Aphid, look after them by providing pollen producing plants early in the season and some nettles that greenfly live on hence lacewing young.

Information Sites

Texas A&M University System and Texas Association of Nurserymen, and the Texas Pest Management Association Really good information site showing pictures of eggs through to adults, includes life cycle.

Ladybirds or Lady beetle

Click here to see a picture of a Ladybird Larvae Prevents you from killing these garden helpers

Information Sites

Texas A&M University System and Texas Association of Nurserymen, and the Texas Pest Management Association Really good information site showing pictures of eggs through to adults, includes life cycle.

Pear leaf blister mite

HDRA Pear leaf blister mite and pear midge fact sheet

Pear Midge

HDRA Pear leaf blister mite and pear midge fact sheet

Snails and Slugs

Books

Slugs and Snail Books at Amazon

A Field Guide to the Slugs Amazon Books
A Field Guide to the Land Snails of Britain and North-West Europe 
How to Begin the Study of Slugs and Snails Amazon Books
Snails and Slugs Amazon Books
Field Guide to the Slug : Explore the Secret World of Slugs and Their Kin -In Forest, Fields, and Gardens from Southeast Alaska to California) Amazon Books

Information Sites

Information on then at uk.rec.gardening
Bio Slug Pellet Site contains some fascinating facts
Slug Control by Dr Bill Symondson - invertebrate ecologist at the University of Wales, Cardiff informative articles
Tammy the slug Visit for a humorous look at slugs
Texas A&M University System and Texas Association of Nurserymen, and the Texas Pest Management Association Pictures of the brown garden snails plus life history.

Natural Enemies

Carabid Beetle

Hedgehogs

Frogs & Toads

Birds

Nematodes - Nemaslug available at Nickys Nursery

Chemical Killers

Spodoptera

This is a notifiable pest.

Information on this pest at DEFRA including photos and contact information etc

Should the link not work then try main page DEFRA

Thrips palmi

This is a notifiable pest.

Information on this pest at DEFRA including photos and contact information etc

Should the link not work then try main page DEFRA

Tobacco Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci)

Sliverleaf or Sweet Potato Whitefly

This is a notifiable pest.

Information on this pest at DEFRA including photos and contact information etc

Should the link not work then try main page DEFRA

Vine Weevil

Information Sites

Vine Weevil is a site devoted to this pest. (UK)

Treatments available
Stamping under foot kills them that you can see, but for those you cannot see treatment below.
Armillatox Information can be found at the Armillatox Web Site (UK)

Bio Provado Information can be found at the Bio Provado Site (UK)

Nematodes  - Nemasys H available at Nickys Nursery

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