https://greennoise.info/organic-pest-management/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/dsc02420-e1583002143677.jpgAphidius matricariae, a parasitic wasp of small aphidsAphidius matricariae, aphid parasitic wasp2022-03-10T21:27:28+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/insect-pest-management/tools-for-insect-pest-management/insect-degree-day-info-2012/2022-03-10T21:26:31+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/flies/2022-03-09T02:29:39+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/ants/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/dsc00997.jpgDSC00997https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/dsc00555.jpgDSC00555https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/dsc00554.jpgWax hamburger wrapper, with antsA small platoon of ants rummage through the inside of a crinkled hamburger wrapper. https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/dsc00553.jpgDSC005532022-03-09T02:16:56+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/green-noise-llc/organisms/decomposers-and-scavengers/2022-03-09T02:12:03+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/organic-pest-management-of-squash-bugs/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/yard-debris_355993267.jpegpile of yard debrispile of yard debris many green plants and leaveshttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/low-tunnels_268779766.jpeglow greenhouses, plastic film on the ground, growing seedlings or early vegetableslow greenhouses, plastic film on the ground, growing seedlings or early vegetables, close-uphttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/beauvaria-bassiana-plant-bug.jpegBeauveria bassiana infected insects on green plantThe white fuzzy entomopathic fungi Beauvaria bassiana kills insects that come into contact with its spores.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/pesticides_adobestock_241799356.jpegSpraying of vegetable plants against diseases and pestsSpraying of vegetable plants against diseases and pests. Studio Photohttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/row-covers_adobestock_268779766.jpegRow coversPlants growing under plastic covers can help protect young plants from squash bugs.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/squash-bug-eggs_adobestock_243063245.jpegSquash bug eggsSquash bug eggshttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/squash-bug-eggs-emerging_adobestock_387186179.jpegSquash bug eggs with nymphs emergingSquash bug eggs with nymphs emerginghttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/squash-bugs_adobestock_368544021.jpegAdult squash bugsAdult squash bugs2022-03-09T01:43:44+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/selected-list-of-suppliers-of-tools-and-products-for-organic-pest-management/2022-03-08T22:42:52+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/organic-pest-management/organic-pest-management-for-apple-maggot/2022-03-08T22:26:18+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/information-products-services/2022-03-08T19:05:34+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/presentations-talks-classes/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/dogbanebeetle_on_dogbane.jpgdogbanebeetle_on_dogbanedogbane beetle on dogbanehttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/bumblebee_bluefalse-indigo.jpgbumblebee_bluefalse indigoBumblebee pollinating false blue indigo flowers2022-03-08T18:35:30+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/cabbage-butterflies/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/imgp8378-1.jpgIMGP8378https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/imgp8377-1.jpgIMGP8377https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/imgp8367-1.jpgIMGP8367https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/imgp8366-1.jpgIMGP8366https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/imgp8364-1.jpgIMGP8364https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/imgp8363-1.jpgIMGP8363https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/imgp8362-1.jpgIMGP8362https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/imgp8378.jpgIMGP8378https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/imgp8359-1.jpgIMGP8359https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/imgp8377.jpgIMGP83772022-03-08T18:13:11+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/green-noise-llc/organisms/2022-03-08T16:09:40+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/organic-pest-management/4t/2022-03-08T16:05:58+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/organic-pest-management-of-squash-vine-borer/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/squash-vine-borer-wilting.webpsquash-vine-borer-wiltingWilting of squash plants infested with squash vine borerhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/squash-vine-borer-eggs-closeup.jpegsquash-vine-borer-eggs-closeupTiny brown squash vine borer eggshttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/frass-squash-vine-borer.jpegfrass-squash-vine-borerBrown "sawdust" frass on the outside of stemshttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/squash-vine-borere-burrowing.jpegsquash vine borere burrowingSquash vine borer larvae within a stemhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/svb_eggs.webpsquash vine borer eggssquash vine borer eggs Source: masterofhort.comhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/squash-vine-borer_434463007.jpegsquash vine borer moths matingsquash vine borer moths mating2022-03-06T23:12:27+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/organic-pest-management/organic-pest-management-of-colorado-potato-beetle-cpb/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/conservation-crop_adobestock_344254163.jpegClose-up Of Crops Growing On Fieldhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/yellow-sticky-cards_adobestock_406705893.jpegYellow sticky card trap installed by farmer to control insects aYellow sticky card trap with insects caught.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/screen-shot-2022-03-05-at-12.18.37-pm.pngScreen Shot 2022-03-05 at 12.18.37 PMEdovum puttleri parasitic wasps in the process of parasitizing Colorado potato beetle eggs. https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/colorado-potato-beetle-eggs_adobestock_273913822.jpegColorado beetle with larva and eggsColorado beetle with mature larva (upper left), adult (upper right) and yellow egg masses.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/row-cover-potato_adobestock_436557765.jpegOpen tunnel rows of potato bushes plantation and an irrigation canal filled with water. Agroindustry and agriculture. Growing early potatoes under protective plastic cover. Greenhouse effect.Open tunnel rows of potato bushes plantation and an irrigation canal filled with water. Agroindustry and agriculture. Growing early potatoes under protective plastic cover. Greenhouse effect.2022-03-05T18:38:33+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/cabbage/2022-03-03T03:12:17+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/organic-pest-management/cabbage-flea-beetles/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/36x36-1000-c397-563-px-750-c397-422-px.png36x36 (1000 × 563 px) (750 × 422 px)https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/24x24-1000-c397-563-px-750-c397-422-px.png24x24 (1000 × 563 px) (750 × 422 px)https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/24x24-1000-c397-563-px-5.png24x24 (1000 × 563 px)https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/12x12-1000-c397-563-px-750-c397-422-px.png12x12 (1000 × 563 px) (750 × 422 px)2022-03-03T03:06:20+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/organic-pest-management/options-for-organic-pest-management-of-aphids/2022-03-03T02:51:24+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/green-noise-llc/organisms/parasitoids/2022-02-01T20:24:05+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/information-products-services/composting/2022-02-01T17:27:52+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/assassin-bugs-family-reduviidae/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/assassin-bug-nymph-feeding-on-aphid.jpgassassin-bug-nymph-feeding-on-aphidhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/assasin-bug-egg-mass-3.jpgassasin-bug-egg-mass-3https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/imgp4966.jpgimgp49662022-01-31T23:21:40+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/aphius-colemani/2021-06-01T00:28:38+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/slime-mold/2021-05-31T17:42:16+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/encyrtus-lecaniorum/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/scaleexit.pngscaleexithttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/scale3.pngscale3https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/scale2.pngscale2https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/healthyscale.pnghealthyscalehttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/gh_whitefly_pupa_pztd_1-1.pngGH_whitefly_pupa_pztd_1https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/exitholescale2.pngexitholescale2https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/exitholescale.pngexitholescalehttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/encyrtus3.pngencyrtus3https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/encyrtus2.pngencyrtus2https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/encyrtus.pngencyrtus2021-05-29T23:09:19+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/pimpla-disparis/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/pdisstingleaf.pngPdisStingLeafhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/pdisstingftcopen.pngPimpla disparis female trying to find a nice place inside a juicy pupa to lay its eggPimpla disparis female trying to find a nice place inside a juicy pupa to lay its egghttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/pdisstingetc3.jpgPdisStingETC3https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/pdisstingetc2.jpgPdisStingETC2https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/pdisstingetc.pngPdisStingETChttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/disp21.pngDisp212021-05-29T23:02:55+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/encarsia-formosa/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/lifecycle_poster1.pngEncarsia formosa pupae on a wax circle attached to a small cardboard card that can hang on a plant.Encarsia formosa pupae on a wax circle attached to a small cardboard card that can hang on a plant.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/gh_whitefly_pupa_pztd_1.pngA single whitefly pupa, parasitized by Encarsia formosaA single whitefly pupa, parasitized by Encarsia formosahttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/encarsia_formosa_sideview.pngEncarsia_formosa_sideviewhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/encarsia_formosa_adult2.pngEncarsia_formosa_adult2https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/encarsia_formosa_adult1.pngEncarsia formosa adult emerging from a whitefly pupaEncarsia formosa adult emerging from a whitefly pupahttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/encarsia_pztd_whitefly_pupa.pngA freshly hatched Encarsia formaosa adultA freshly hatched Encarsia formaosa adulthttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/encarsia-packet.pngA packet of live Encarsia formosa sold as pupaeA packet of live Encarsia formosa sold as pupaehttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/encarsia-cards.pngCards with whitefly pupae that were parasitized by Encarsia formosaCards with whitefly pupae that were parasitized by Encarsia formosahttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/encarsia-cards-on-velvet-leaf.pngA card of Encarsia formosa hung lazily from a velvet leaf plantA card of Encarsia formosa hung lazily from a velvet leaf planthttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/encarsia-card-full.pngCloseup of a card with whitefly pupae that were parasitized by Encarsia formosaCloseup of a card with whitefly pupae that were parasitized by Encarsia formosa2021-05-29T22:49:51+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/slime-mold-kits/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dsc03073.jpgSlime moldSlime mold on oats in a petri dishhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dsc03196.jpgSlime mold on blue-tinted agarSlime mold on blue-tinted agarhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dsc03062.jpgDSC03062more advanced slime mold colonyhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dsc03060.jpgSlime mold covering an oat flakeSlime mold covering an oat flake https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dsc02843.jpgSlime mold covering an oat flakeSlime mold covering an oat flake https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dsc02765.jpgSlime mold covering oat flakesSlime mold covering oat flakes https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dsc02761.jpgSlime mold covering oat flakesa hapless oat caught between two slime mold streams2021-05-29T19:53:45+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/redworms/2021-05-29T19:38:18+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/beetle-mites/2021-05-29T19:06:41+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/green-noise-llc/organisms/predators/2021-05-24T23:15:30+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/plants/2021-05-19T20:57:49+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/information-products-services/composting/worms/redworms-for-composting-and-space-exploration/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/oak-leaf-ivy-and-ceramic-chinese-dragon.jpgoak leaf ivy and ceramic chinese dragonoak leaf ivy and ceramic Chinese dragon at Amelia Flower and Garden Shoppehttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/worm-compost-at-amelia.jpgworm compost at Ameliaworms and worm compost available at Amelia Flower and Garden Shoppehttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/youngworms_matureworms_compress.jpgyoungworms_matureworms_compressTwo species of worms co-existing and cooperating. The small white worms are Enchytraeus spp. and the redworms are Eisenia fetida.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/worms_reproducing_compress.jpgTeenage redworms necking in the back of a movie theaterThe intertwining and intermingling of worms is a common sight among reproductively-capable though emotionally unstable teenage redworms.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/the-end-of-an-apple_compress.jpgthe end of an apple_compressHousehold food scraps in the process of being converted into fertile composthttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/tearing-cantelope-rinds_compres.jpgtearing cantelope rinds_compresCantelope rinds don't stand a chance against the ferociously hungry redworm armyhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/redworms_compress.jpgredworms_compressA respectable number of young redworm hatchlings can inhabit a small chunk of compost2020-03-19T00:38:45+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/information-products-services/composting/composting-2/2020-03-19T00:31:54+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/plants/2020-03-13T15:25:43+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/cup-plant/2020-03-02T01:02:58+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/plants/cilantro-coriandum-sativum/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/3_cilantro_with_aphids_and_ladybeetle.jpg3_cilantro_with_aphids_and_ladybeetleThe ladybeetles is just one example of a beneficial insect that needs aphids to complete its life cycle.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2_cilantro_going_to_seed.jpg2_cilantro_going_to_seedFor seed savers, it is interesting to note that this plant was still able to go to seed while being colonized by aphids. https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/1_cilantro_flowering.jpg1_cilantro_floweringCilantro flowering even in the midst of being colonized by tiny aphids.2020-03-02T00:50:31+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/plants/black-cohosh-actacea-racemosa/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/black-cohosh5.jpgblack cohosh5bumblebee visiting black cohoshhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/black-cohosh4.jpgblack cohosh4bumblebee on black cohoshhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/black-cohosh3.jpgblack cohosh3dragonfly on black cohoshhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/black-cohosh2.jpgBlack cohosh2black cohosh pre-bloomhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/black-cohosh1.jpgBlack cohosh1black cohosh pre-bloom2020-03-02T00:48:08+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/bee-balm/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/beebalm_planted.jpgbeebalm_plantedhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/bee_balm1.jpgbee_balm1https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/bee_balm_with_bee.jpgbee_balm_with_beehttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/bee_balm_before_opening.jpgbee_balm_before_openinghttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/bee_balm_seedlings1.jpgbee_balm_seedlings1https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/bee_balm_auricomus.jpgbee_balm_auricomus2020-03-02T00:45:44+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/plants/anise-hyssop/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/dsc00610.jpgdsc00610shaking hyssop flowers and watching precious seeds fall outhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/dsc00290.jpgdsc00290hypnotizing hyssop flowerhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/dsc00141.jpgdsc00141tiny winged spaceships visiting hyssop flowers to re-supplyhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/dsc00140.jpgdsc00140hiding in the hyssop2020-03-01T23:14:39+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/plants/american-plum/2020-03-01T23:02:37+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/plants/blue-false-indigo/2020-03-01T18:43:06+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/bitter-nightshade/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/bitternightshade.jpgbitterNightshade2020-03-01T18:38:55+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/plants/wild-columbine-aquilega-canadensis/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/columbine_seedpod_brown.jpgcolumbine_seedpod_brownhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/columbine_matureseedlings.jpgcolumbine_matureseedlingshttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/columbine_flowers.jpgcolumbine_flowershttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/columbine_february2009.jpgcolumbine_february2009https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/columbine_seedpod_green.jpgcolumbine_seedpod_green2020-03-01T18:33:53+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/plants/prairie-tickseed-coreopsis-vertillata-moonbeam/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/coreopsis-flower-heads-with-seeds.jpgCoreopsis flower heads with seedsCoreopsis flower heads with seeds tucked away inside.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/coreopsis-flower-with-native-bee.jpgCoreopsis flower with native beeCoreopsis flower with native solitary bee.2020-03-01T17:02:00+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/plants/hoary-alyssum-berteroa-incana/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/4_hoary_alyssum_and_solitarybee.jpg4_hoary_alyssum_and_solitaryBeeHoary alyssum flowers being visited by a solitary bee.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/3_hoary_alyssum_squash_vine_borer.jpg3_hoary_alyssum_squash_vine_borerHoary alyssum flowers visited by a squash vine borer adult mothhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2_hoary-alyssum-and-solitary-bee.jpg2_hoary alyssum and solitary beeHoary alyssum visited by a solitary bee.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/1_hoary-cress_concentration.jpg1_hoary alyssum_concentrationA backyard in South Minneapolis full of hoary alyssum.2020-03-01T16:18:31+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/2016/10/06/minnesota-silkworm-project-asks-food-creatives-to-put-a-new-spin-on-a-favorite-dish/2020-03-01T15:31:01+00:00monthlyhttps://greennoise.info/mulberries/2020-03-01T15:25:22+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/mulberries/silkworm-life-cycle/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img822.jpgIMG822silkworms2020-02-29T20:57:57+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/spin-your-dish/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5445.jpgimg_5445Closeup of silkworm pupae (called "beondegi") sold by South Korean food vendor. Photo by Jackie Miller.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_5444.jpgimg_5444Vendor in Seoul Korea selling silkworm pupae in an open air market. in September 2016 Photo by Jackie Miller. https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/20160924_094341.jpg20160924_094341A silkworm pupa.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/20160924_093751.jpg20160924_093751Silkworm cocoons on a piece of silk.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/8_silkworm_frass_tiny.jpg803_Silkworm_frass_tinyAt first the frass (aka "poop") from young caterpillars doesn't amount to much, but as they grow bigger their frass pellets are much larger and can be collected and added to worm compost bins as a source of clean organic matter that is rich in nutrients and enzymes.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/7_silkworm_young-caterpillars_feeding_2012.jpg7_Silkworm_young caterpillars_feeding_2012As caterpillar grow larger, their appetite grows larger and at this size (shown) you must feed them once every 2 days to keep pace with them.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/6_silkworm_young-larvae.jpg6_Silkworm_young larvaeAt first even a large number of young silkworm larvae require very little leaf material.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/5_silkworm_young-larvae2.jpg5_Silkworm_young larvae2Silkworm eggs take their sweet time to hatch. Some supplier say they hatch within a week, but in my experience it can take up to 20 days after removing larvae from cool storage for them to hatch. The day you come home from work and see tiny caterpillars crawling around is a happy moment.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/4_silkworm_first-hatch.jpg4_Silkworm_first hatchWhen you accept silkworms, you accept the responsibility of providing them with what they need to live comfortably and develop.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/3_silkworm_larvae-first-hatch2.jpg3_Silkworm_larvae first hatch2The first hatch takes time and is full of suspense. If you can successfully store eggs between the end of one season and the beginning of the next, the hatch is like a gift that opens itself. 2020-02-29T20:50:32+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/2016/10/06/mulberry-adoption-program-is-underway-in-twin-cities-metro-area/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/mulberry-leaves.jpgmulberry-leaves2020-02-29T15:26:28+00:00monthlyhttps://greennoise.info/spin-your-dish/the-decentralized-mulberry-orchard/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/young-mulberries.jpgyoung-mulberries2020-02-28T16:54:02+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/presentations-on-pollinators-plants-and-biodiversity/2016-09-28T19:02:44+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/april-5-islands-in-space-urban-gardens-as-sanctuaries-for-bees-and-other-pollinators/2015-07-30T16:30:46+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/organic-pest-management/presentations-on-insect-management/2015-04-10T03:52:11+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/insect-pest-management/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/parasitoids_aphidius-matricariae.jpgParasitoids_Aphidius-matricariaeAphidius matricariae parasitic wasps are recommended for biological control for smaller aphid species.2015-03-01T15:55:16+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/guidelines-for-caring-for-your-worm-bin/2014-12-15T04:19:22+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/information-products-services/composting/worms/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img117.jpgIngredient of worm beddingShredded coconut husk is one of the main ingredients of Terra Worma2014-11-17T04:59:29+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/information-products-services/composting/worms/basic-items-you-need-to-start-composting-with-worms/2014-11-17T04:57:51+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/information-products-services/composting/worms/recommended-items-for-composting-with-worms/2014-11-17T04:09:56+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/madagascar-hissing-cockroach/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/luna_holding_a_cockroach.jpgluna_holding_a_cockroachEven small children enjoy the experience of interfacing with cockroacheshttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/hissing_cockroaches2.jpghissing_cockroaches2Cockroaches love to hide under and inside thingshttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/cockroach_with_egg_case.jpgcockroach_with_egg_caseThis female is displaying an egg case - a rare sighthttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/cockroach_eating_apple.jpgcockroach_eating_appleA hungry cockroach will eat an apple out of the palm of your hand2014-11-03T06:45:35+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/pollinators/alternative-materials-for-orchard-mason-bee-nests/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/closeup_cup_plant.jpgcloseup_cup_plantIf you were smaller...and if you laid eggs...you'd want to go in, too.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/several_cup_plant_nests.jpgseveral_cup_plant_nestsSometimes it's fun to lay a bunch of nesting bundles in a row and quietly admire work well done.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/step7_cupplant.jpgstep7_cupplantWhen you hang your nesting bundles in a tree or on a fence post or somewhere, take care to tie them tightly to whatever object you're fixing them to. Orchard mason bees apparently prefer a sense of stability, and that's okay.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/step6_cup_plant.jpgstep6_cup_plantSix very black holes...be careful not to get sucked in!https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/step5_cupplant.jpgstep5_cupplantThe back door may require a few drops of wax to ensure full closure. Orchard mason bees, unlike some high-ranking members of organized crime, apparently do not appreciate rear entrances.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/step4_cup_plant.jpgstep4_cup_plantYou can bundle the stems with a tightly-wound jute string while thinking of those who have fought (and continue to fight, relentlessly, against ferocious authoritarian powers) for basic human rights.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/step3_cup_plant.jpgstep3_cup_plantThe hole has been created. Fans of Tolkien may note that the front doors of hobbits houses are round also.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/step2_cup_plant.jpgstep2_cup_plantBefore you get distracted with something else, stick a 5/16 inch wooden dowel into the interior of your cup plant stem. Resist the urge to stick it all the way through! Discipline yourself and make sure there is no back door!https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/step1_cup_plant.jpgstep1_cup_plantFirst things first! Cut a six inch length of dead cup plant stem. Do it now!2014-11-03T06:44:53+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/plant-feeders/citrus-aphids/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/citruspestdamage7.jpgCitrusPestDamage7Citrus aphids on an orange tree.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/citruspestdamage5.jpgCitrusPestDamage5Citrus aphids on n orange tree.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/citruspestdamage1.jpgCitrusPestDamage12014-11-03T06:43:57+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/soldier-bugs-podisus-maculiventris/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/adult-feeding-on-a-caterpillar1.jpgadult-feeding-on-a-caterpillar1https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/mature_nymphs.jpgmature_nymphslook closely at the mosaics but try not to be hypnotizedhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/mature_nymph_feeding.jpgmature_nymph_feedinga mature soldier bug nymph feeding on a poor hide beetle larvahttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/imgp8357.jpgimgp8357soldier bugs teaming up on a hapless cabbage butterfly caterpillarhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/imgp7117.jpgimgp7117a nymph feeding on a housefly maggothttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/eggs_comparison.jpgeggs_comparisonon the left pearly-colored eggs of questionable viability, on the right darkish viable eggshttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/eating_an_egg.jpgeating_an_eggeggs for breakfast lunch, and dinnerhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/cannibalism.jpgcannibalismbully mature nymphs unfairly eating a less mature nymphhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/adults2.jpgadults2adults loitering in a petri glasshttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/adult-feeding-on-a-caterpillar.jpgadult-feeding-on-a-caterpillaradult feeding on a caterpillar2014-11-03T06:43:22+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/pollinators/new-orchard-mason-bee-nests/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/orchard-mason-bee_osmia_rufa.jpgorchard-mason-bee_osmia_rufaRed mason bees - photo by Andre Karwathhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/stepfinished.jpgstepfinishedThis is an example of what a finished orchard mason bee nest can look like. Yours may look different, and that is OK!https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/step15.jpgstep15 (actually step 14) To protect your tubes from being rained on, you can construct some kind of visor that you can staple along with a piece of string to the top of the container. (This is actually step 14.)https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/step14.jpgstep14Fill your container with nesting tubes. (Ideally, you should staple a visor and/or a string before adding tubes.)https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/step13.jpgstep13Place your nesting tube so it rests in the glue.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/step12.jpgstep12Fill the bottom of a yogurt cup (or whatever container you wish to use) with a layer of glue.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/step11.jpgstep11Slip the paper off the dowel, and congratulations! You have created a single nesting tube.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/step10.jpgstep10Using three pieces of your tape, secure the loose flap of your piece of paper.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/step9.jpgstep9Roll a piece of the paper over a 5/16" wooden dowel.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/step8.jpgstep8If you are somewhat obsessive compulsive, line the pieces of paper in a good visual order.2014-11-03T06:42:32+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/pollinators/2014-11-03T06:40:57+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/hide-beetles/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/hide_beetles.jpghide_beetleshide beetle larvae and adults on a pig's earhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/deer_head_flies.jpgdeer_head_fliesdeer head in the growth chamber with adult blow flies emerginghttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/deer_head3.jpgdeer_head3deer head in a state of decompositionhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/dee_head.jpgdee_headcloseup of deer eye2014-11-03T06:39:45+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/pathogens/2014-11-03T06:36:57+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/plants-for-pollinators/growing-native-prairie-plants-from-seed-is-super-cool-and-really-challenging/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/indiangrass.jpgIndigenous grasshttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/columbine2.jpgcolumbine2https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/blue_false_indigo_seedlings2.jpgblue_false_indigo_seedlings22014-10-26T06:11:00+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/insect-pest-management/tools-for-insect-pest-management/2014-10-26T06:03:36+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/insect-pest-management/protecting-biodiversity/insect-pest-management-part-2-islands-in-space/2014-10-26T06:01:20+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/insect-pest-management/protecting-biodiversity/2014-10-26T06:00:42+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/enchytraeid-worms/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img374-copy.jpgWorms (Family: Enchytraeidae)A bin full of Enchytraeid worms https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/enchytraeids-feasting-on-bread.jpgEnchytraeids feasting on breadEnchytraeid worms feasting on a piece of moldy bread.2014-10-26T04:19:54+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/plant-feeders/2014-10-26T04:19:50+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/plants-for-pollinators/2014-10-26T04:15:25+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/plants/wild-blue-indigo/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/blue_false_indigo_seedlings2.jpgblue_false_indigo_seedlings2https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/bfi4.jpgbfi4https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/bfi3.jpgbfi3https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/bfi_closeup_pods.jpgbfi_closeup_podshttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/wildblueindigoseeds3.jpgwildblueindigoseeds3https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/wildblueindigoseeds2.jpgwildblueindigoseeds2https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/wildblueindigo2008charlie.jpgwildblueindigo2008charliehttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/wildblueindigo2008.jpgwildblueindigo2008https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/wildblue_indigo2006.jpgwildblue_indigo2006https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/wildb-lueindigoseeds3.jpgwildb-lueindigoseeds32014-10-26T04:14:22+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/plants/goldenrod-showy-solidago-speciosa/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/goldenrod1.jpggoldenrod1Before they bloom, goldenrods do not like to show off.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/habitat_forage-plants.jpghabitat_forage plantsGoldenrod blooms have lots of elbow room for pollinatorshttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pollinator.jpgpollinatorCloseup of a visitor to the goldenrod metropolishttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/bumblebees-on-goldenrod.jpgbumblebees on goldenrodBumblebees feasting on the late summer goldenrod manna.2014-10-26T04:14:19+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/plants/cup-plant-silphium-perfoliatum/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/step9_cup_plant.jpgstep9_cup_plantHollowed-out dead cup plant stems used for orchard mason bee nesting tubeshttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/theothercolorgreen7.jpgtheothercolorgreen7Cup plants seeds 2008https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/theothercolorgreen6.jpgtheothercolorgreen6Cup plant flowers beginning to bloomhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/theothercolorgreen5.jpgtheothercolorgreen5Cup plant flower in its fullness and some young budshttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/theothercolorgreen4.jpgtheothercolorgreen4A stand of cup plants at the NW corner of the greenhousehttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/theothercolorgreen3.jpgtheothercolorgreen3Healthy and parasitized aphids under a cup plant leafhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/theothercolorgreen2.jpgtheothercolorgreen2A leaf that is lightly infested with aphids, showing some light parasitizationhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/theothercolorgreen.jpgtheothercolorgreenRed aphids just beginning to become parasitized2014-10-26T04:14:18+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/plants/bee-balm-monarda-fistulos/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/beebalm_planted.jpgbeebalm_plantedBee balms in 2008 https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/bee_balm_with_bee.jpgbee_balm_with_beehttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/bee_balm_seedlings1.jpgbee_balm_seedlings1Bee balm seedlings in seed plugshttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/bee_balm_before_opening.jpgbee_balm_before_openingBee balm flowers just before openinghttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/bee_balm_auricomus.jpgbee_balm_auricomusBee balm in bloom midsummerhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/bee_balm1.jpgbee_balm1Bee balm planted in the Biocontrol Teaching Greenhouse backyard2014-10-26T04:14:15+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/plants-for-pollinators/pollinators/2014-10-26T04:12:56+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/information-products-services/composting/presentations-on-composting/2014-10-26T04:02:59+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/presentations-talks-classes/bio/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/neil_inthegreenhouse_backyard_2008.jpgNeil_intheGreenhouse_backyard_2008https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/bio_photo.jpgbio_photohttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/neil_sepia.jpgneil_sepiahttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/outreach9.jpgoutreach9https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/outreach8.jpgoutreach8https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/outreach6.jpgoutreach6https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/outreach5.jpgoutreach5https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/outreach4.jpgoutreach4https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/outreach3.jpgoutreach3https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/outreach2.jpgoutreach22014-10-26T03:20:09+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/organic-pest-management/presentations-on-insect-management/materials-for-introduction-to-insect-pest-management-workshop-april-5-2014/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/major-insect-orders-poster.jpgmajor-insect-orders-poster2014-10-26T03:02:00+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/information-products-services/composting/worms/green-noise-dark-matter-worm-compost-makes-its-way-to-bachelor-farmers-rooftop-garden/2013-03-13T18:31:30+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/organic-pest-management/4t/insect-degree-days-for-the-twin-cities-mn/insect-degree-day-information-for-ipm-presentations/2013-03-13T18:14:35+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/organic-pest-management/4t/insect-degree-days-for-the-twin-cities-mn/2012-12-21T02:24:46+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/information-products-services/composting/worms/redworms-for-sale-twin-cities-area-only/instructions-for-setting-up-and-maintaining-a-very-basic-worm-bin/2012-09-14T16:50:35+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/information-products-services/composting/worms/calcium-carbonate/information-for-garden-stores-wanting-to-sell-dark-matter-worm-compost/2012-06-17T18:14:00+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/information-products-services/composting/worms/calcium-carbonate/2012-06-17T18:10:45+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/information-products-services/composting/worms/redworms-for-sale-twin-cities-area-only/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/img113.jpgSuper Basic Worm BinSuper Basic Worm Binhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/young-worms.jpgEnchytraeid wormsDozens of Enchytraeid spp. worms can inhabit a clump of compost.https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/superbasicwormbin.jpgsuperbasicwormbinWorms, bedding, instructions, and bin (lid and other materials not shown)https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/redworms.jpgredwormsReworms reproducing2012-06-17T18:05:45+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/organic-pest-management/4t/integrated-pest-management-for-pri-february-11-18/2012-06-17T15:25:44+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/organic-pest-management/4t/part-2-insect-pest-management-and-garden-design/2012-04-25T15:20:10+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/information-products-services/composting/worms/redworms-for-sale-twin-cities-area-only/instructions-for-setting-up-and-maintaining-a-very-basic-worm-bin/a-few-words-in-defense-of-soil-mites-in-worm-bins/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/worms_under_leaves.jpgworms_under_leavesworms under damp leaveshttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/worm-bins_topped-with-leaves.jpgworm bins_topped with leavesworm bin topped with damp leaveshttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/worm-bin_with-leaves2.jpgworm bin_with leaves2worm bin with damp leaveshttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/soil-mites_among-leaves2.jpgsoil mites_among leaves2soil mites among damp leaveshttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/soil-mites_among-leaves1.jpgsoil mites_among leaves1soil mites among damp leaveshttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/rabbit_dung_with_mold.jpgrabbit_dung_with_moldrabbit dung with moldhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/soil-mites_cluster6_enchytraeids.jpgSoil mites_cluster6_EnchytraeidsSoil mites and Enchytraeid worms "gathering" on the side of a worm binhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/soil-mites_cluster5.jpgSoil mites_cluster5Difficult-to-see white soil mites on the surface of bedding mediahttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/soil-mites_cluster4.jpgSoil mites_cluster4Soil mites clustering on the side of a worm binhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/soil-mites_cluster3.jpgSoil mites_cluster3Worm bin with soil mites and Enchytraeid worms on the surface2012-04-05T18:46:13+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.info/information-products-services/composting/worms/redworms-for-sale-twin-cities-area-only/instructions-for-setting-up-and-maintaining-a-very-basic-worm-bin/a-few-words-in-defense-of-soil-mites-in-worm-bins/beetle-mites/https://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/beetle_mites3.jpgbeetle_mites3Brown beetle mites on squashhttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/beetle_mites2.jpgbeetle_mites2Beetle mites consuming old ricehttps://greennoise.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/beetle_mites1.jpgbeetle_mites1Beetle mites fed old rice2011-12-11T01:55:26+00:00weekly0.6https://greennoise.infodaily1.02022-03-10T21:27:28+00:00