Organic Gardening

From Down Under

More Bugs & a Slug

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Aphis on a Lemon Tree, just hose them off.
Ladybirds will also feed on them.
"So" theres no need to spray.

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A female parasitic wasp, Lisopimpla, which lays eggs in caterpillars (such as lawn
grubs, e.g.Spodoptera).
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Triboniophorus graeffei
(Family Athoracophoridae).
This is an animal that feeds mainly on the surface
of smooth-barked eucalyptus trees.
It should NOT be confused with the carnivorous
slug Prisma australis (Family Rathonisiidae), which looks very different, without any bright markings.

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