The Ladybird Log Tower will encourage the beneficial ladybirds into your garden - an adult ladybird may eat up to 5000 aphids during its lifetime - attracting ladybirds into the garden is a must for anyone with an aphid problem.
"Designed to make it easy to create an attractive environment for ladybirds, this tower has a central chamber filled with natural material. Chamber holes are drilled at an upward angle leading into the centre. It has a ground pole (NB.attached to the back of the tower when packed), so can be sited in your lawn. flower bed or even a planter." 'Buyers' Guide - 'Home Sweet Home', Garden Answers, August 2008
• Ladybird Log Tower measures 28cm High x 9cm Wide • Made from a high quality timber and oak
Introduce Adult Ladybirds (adalia bipunctata) into your garden and greenhouse environment to increase your population of this aphid loving predator - aphids (greenfly/blackfly) weaken and distort new plant growth and will spread viruses from diseased plants to healthy plants through their saliva.
PLEASE NOTE;the pest MUST be present before introducing this predator for control to be effective - please do not order beforehand.
This item will now be despatched from March 2010 onwards and is supplied in a phial containing 25 adult ladybirds.
This attractive Butterfly Habitat/Feeder combines a safe over wintering and interactive habitat with a central feed station - the perfect place for butterflies to hang out. The central feed sponge can be charged with a sugar/water solution to encourage colourful visitors butterflies to the feed station/habitat, who will use the house for roosting. Keep the butterflies in the rudest of health with the vitamin enhanced food, available separately. Measures 33cm H x 16cm W x 14cm D and weighs approx 700g
• Safe haven for attractive and beneficial butterflies all year round • Perfect location for feeding butterflies • Measures 33cm H x 16cm W x 14cm D • Food laboratory formulated with special vitamins and supplied in 50g packet • Mix one rounded teaspoon of food with 100ml of water to make mix • Made up mix can be stored for 7 days in refrigerator