Our girls survived the winter

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I've already liberated 2 visiting ladybugs from inside my house today. I guess I'll make it 3 even though it's dark outside.

#Insects #BeneficialInsects

We’ve been out in the sun #gardening.

#Beneficialinsects mix from including: Ammi majus (Queen Anne’s Lace), Anethum graveolens (Dill), Carum carvi (Caraway), Coriandrum sativum (Coriander), Cosmos bipinnatus (Cosmos), Fagopyrum esculentum (Buckwheat), Gypsophila elegans (Gypsophila), Lobularia maritima (Alyssum), Tagetes patula (French Marigold), Trifolium pratense (Red Clover).

Schöne Schwebfliege, hässlicher Name: Kleine Mistbiene 🐝
Das gilt auch für die Larven im Wasser – despektierlich „Rattenschwanzlarven“

👉 Mehr über dieses faszinierende Insekt:
https://www.freisinger-gartenblog.de/rattenschwanzlarven

#Schwebfliege #Mistbiene #Rattenschwanzlarve #Garteninsekten #Nützlinge #Makrofotografie #FreisingerGartenblog #Hoverfly #BeneficialInsects #InsectsOfInstagram #GardenWildlife

Grasshoppers & locusts be advised, the Great Golden Sand Digger has arrived

Sphex sp. on Eriogonum cinereum

#NativePlants #BeneficialInsects

Ladybug in the purple salvia. #ladybug #beneficialinsects #flowers #garden