Fly Parasites Gain Acceptance in the Horse Barn

Fly Parasites Gain Acceptance in the Horse Barn In the barn battle against flies, Fly Parasites faced an uphill battle. They just were not being credited with the power they have to help control flies. People who had no problem using toxic sprays, traps, baits and time released sprays were reluctant releasing beneficial insects – until they found out how … Read More

Apple Maggots Can Ruin A Crop!

How’s Your Apples? or Battling the Apple Maggot Fall is the time of year that many unfortunate home gardeners find out they have an apple maggot problem. It is unfortunate not only that they have a destructive pest problem to deal with, but also because they have lost out on a season’s worth of apples! The good news is both … Read More

The Flies Are Upon Us.

Summer is in full swing at the barns! Besides the horse lovers, campers and trail riders that are flocking the stables so are those darn, pesky flies. Here is a great article on

Save money – raise your own Mason Bees

Mason Bee’s do a wonderful job pollinating fruit trees, especially here in the Pacific Northwest where our spring weather makes conditions less than idea. Unfortunately it was a little less than ideal year for Mason Bees but demand among commercial growers is way up. Unfortunately that means the average homeowner will be hard pressed to find Mason Bees for purchase. … Read More

Let’s Find Out What Ladybugs Eat

I am sure everyone must have seen lady bugs flying around in the garden somewhere. These little, brightly colored insects are very common cheap viagra in spacious green areas. Due to their strange name, one might think that these little insects are all female; however this is not the fact. Among the 5,000 species of ladybugs, we are most familiar … Read More

The Powerful Praying Mantis

The praying mantis is a very interesting beneficial insect that feeds on garden pests and is fun to watch as they do it. They get their name from the distinctive way their bent front arms are held together in a praying position and the name mantis comes from the Greek word prophet. Praying mantis have triangular heads that they can … Read More

Red Spider Mites

Red Spider Mites are an arachnid, having 4 pairs of legs, no antennae and have a single oval body. They live on the underside of leaves and since they are about the size of the period at the end of this sentence they somewhat hard to identify. Adult spider mites will pierce the plant cell and suck the fluid, leaving … Read More