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Post by SuzieP on Feb 18, 2008 21:00:13 GMT -1
There are aphids on my roses as live as can be - and it hasn't got above freezing all day! Mind you, the roses are growing against a wall so are a bit sheltered, but I never thought to see aphids in February!
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Post by rachelg on Feb 18, 2008 21:43:34 GMT -1
oh good grief!!!! what time of year do they usually appear? i will go out and look at my roses too tomorrow!!! how long do they live for?could it be that they have hatched or whatever they do?in the sun and will die off over night?
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Post by harveydales on Feb 19, 2008 6:30:45 GMT -1
Crikey! Aphids must be getting tougher to survive these low temps! It's been down to -8 round here but I suppose there is a lot of retained heat from a wall.
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Post by greydales on Feb 19, 2008 8:31:44 GMT -1
Unbelievable, I've also seen midges all winter. But I suppose we haven't had any cold to speak of until just lately, so they've had time to hatch. I had flies in the house last week when it was warm!
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Post by leannwithconnie on Feb 19, 2008 8:45:38 GMT -1
Crazy isn't it.. I saw bumble bee in our garden a couple of days ago
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Post by dalesponyrider on Feb 19, 2008 14:53:23 GMT -1
Surely they are dead now?
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Post by PonyGirl on Feb 21, 2008 3:59:35 GMT -1
Need lady bugs?
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Post by SuzieP on Feb 21, 2008 6:36:10 GMT -1
Too cold for ladybirds at the mo...... Anyway, the roses are now covered with tiny frozen little bodies....all dead!
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Post by zeldalithgow on Feb 21, 2008 8:14:49 GMT -1
It's all mad mad mad  There were loads of little dung beetles on the piles in the field the other week, and I spotted a dandelion in flower yesterday |
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Post by bevbob on Feb 21, 2008 15:33:57 GMT -1
Well so far this week we have has sun, snow and rain LOL, it is all mad!
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