Rivenrock Gardens Cactus Blog... go to www.rivenrock.com for edible cactus » insect pests http://www.nopalcactusblog.com A California Central Coast Organic Edible Cactus Growers Blog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:57:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Ladybugs http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/01/30/ladybugs/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/01/30/ladybugs/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:06:42 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=3516
We went to check on the ladybugs by the creek. They've spent the winter clinging to these bushes... sometimes they fall to the ground and stay in a thick mat all packed deeply. They are like red jewels moving slowly and dripping from the leaves to the moist cool earth. They have to move to regulate their temperatures, they move in and out of the sun which just this week started peeking into the canyon. They are starting to awaken from their [...]
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This particular wasp nest has been abandoned for a few years high in a tree. It got knocked down during the storm last week. This is the first I got a good look into it. And I was a bit surprised to see little crawling creatures inside of it. Some kind of larvae that must be living on detritus left from the wasps, or perhaps some material that is growing on the [...]]]> http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/12/20/paper-wasp/feed/ 0 Hungry Pests in Paradise http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/05/hungry-pests-in-paradise/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/05/hungry-pests-in-paradise/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:52:44 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=2559 http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/05/hungry-pests-in-paradise/feed/ 0 Asian citrus psyllid found in Los Angeles suburb http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/28/asian-citrus-psyllid-found-in-los-angeles-suburb/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/28/asian-citrus-psyllid-found-in-los-angeles-suburb/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:48:42 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=2491 http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/28/asian-citrus-psyllid-found-in-los-angeles-suburb/feed/ 0 Yellow Jacket Wasp http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/25/yellow-jacket-wasp/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/25/yellow-jacket-wasp/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:35:52 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=2438 http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/25/yellow-jacket-wasp/feed/ 0 Cactus to England? http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/15/cactus-to-england/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/15/cactus-to-england/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:11:18 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=2404 http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/15/cactus-to-england/feed/ 0 Ant Tips from the pro http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/12/ant-tips-from-the-pro/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/12/ant-tips-from-the-pro/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:41:30 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=2376 http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/12/ant-tips-from-the-pro/feed/ 0 Light Brown Apple Moth Factsheet http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/07/light-brown-apple-moth-factsheet/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/07/light-brown-apple-moth-factsheet/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:48:39 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=2318 http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/07/light-brown-apple-moth-factsheet/feed/ 0 A Garden Spider Web http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/07/a-garden-spider-web/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/07/a-garden-spider-web/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:44:37 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=2315 http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/07/a-garden-spider-web/feed/ 0 A crazy-quilt stitched together with a straightjacket http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/04/a-crazy-quilt-stitched-together-with-a-straightjacket/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/04/a-crazy-quilt-stitched-together-with-a-straightjacket/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:28:19 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=2243 http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/04/a-crazy-quilt-stitched-together-with-a-straightjacket/feed/ 0