tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693155627134554732.post2227734358180301580..comments2024-01-16T03:33:47.784-08:00Comments on The Sustainable-Enough Garden: Bugs welcomeThe Sustainable-Enough Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713606215851909851noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693155627134554732.post-20047634429328979172015-05-24T08:01:29.618-07:002015-05-24T08:01:29.618-07:00Good to hear, especially coming from an environmen...Good to hear, especially coming from an environmental scientistThe Sustainable-Enough Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09713606215851909851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693155627134554732.post-66969977122257165572015-05-24T08:00:39.048-07:002015-05-24T08:00:39.048-07:00Thanks for this tip about Project Noah. I realize ...Thanks for this tip about Project Noah. I realize that I can't identify almost any insects and probably don't see 99 percent of them because I don't know enough to look for them. For example, I just noticed vast numbers of protective shells of scale insects lining the stems of my kiwi vine; surely they didn't just appear yesterday, but I wasn't looking. It would be great to learn more about insects.The Sustainable-Enough Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09713606215851909851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693155627134554732.post-88172950566972712002015-05-24T07:55:03.951-07:002015-05-24T07:55:03.951-07:00I'm sure you're right. One point I've ...I'm sure you're right. One point I've had trouble remembering is that some prey has to be present to support a population of insect predators. So I'm wrong to go on the attack too quickly. Do you think plants develop resistance to particular herbivores over time?The Sustainable-Enough Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09713606215851909851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693155627134554732.post-72028478056186082952015-05-22T23:38:18.923-07:002015-05-22T23:38:18.923-07:00The realization of the ways in which insects can b...The realization of the ways in which insects can be indispensable to the vitality of a garden is great! Also, the functional balance that you found between native and non-native plants is encouraging!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17597893533337144152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693155627134554732.post-14179842590969942042015-05-22T22:36:07.491-07:002015-05-22T22:36:07.491-07:00I love your summary of the traditional paradigm: G...I love your summary of the traditional paradigm: Gardeners Good, Insects Bad, Plants Defenseless! I have been amazed at how little permanent damage bugs do on my land, although I am not aiming to produce vegetables.<br />I have been trying to reframe my reaction to insects and delight in seeing new species as signs that my garden is supporting diversity. I try to catalog the bugs I find by drawing and observing them, but I lack the science knowledge to classify insect species. Fortunately I found Project Noah (www.projectnoah.org/), which is a web tool created by NYU "to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere." One night at about 11 p.m. I uploaded a photo of a mysterious small brown bug to Project Noah and by the time I awoke in the morning I had two messages with identification - one from a friendly middle-schooler in the U.S. Southwest and another from a graduate student in Panama!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05375691183245245623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693155627134554732.post-82683607001460088392015-05-20T00:16:52.933-07:002015-05-20T00:16:52.933-07:00I wonder if patience is my strongest ally in copin...I wonder if patience is my strongest ally in coping with pest insects. In one of my early years growing hops, there was a horrible infestation of aphids. They haven't been back in subsequent years. I don't know if it's weather or build-up of predator insects or resistance compounds in the plants, but whatever the forces involved, they were much more effective than any anti-aphid measures (like mild soap and water washing) I've tried on other plants...CeliaAHKMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806015200694836233noreply@blogger.com