Bees, Hornets, Wasps and Yellow Jackets
While honey bees are great pollinators, hornets, wasps and yellow jackets do not visit flowing plants nearly as much. When they do, they do not achieve as much pollination due to the fact that they are not fuzzy and are not able to pick up nearly as much as honey bees do. Honey bees are…
Boxelder Bugs
In Minnesota, boxelder bugs emerge during spring to feed and start mating. By mid-summer, the bugs move to boxelder and other trees to lay their eggs. During late summer and early fall, boxelder bugs leave the trees to find protection from the cold of winter. You will often notice them emerging more in the spring…
Aphids
Aphids are soft-bodied insects that use their piercing sucking mouthparts to feed on plant sap. They usually occur in colonies on the undersides of tender terminal growth. Heavily infested leaves can wilt or turn yellow because of excessive sap removal. While the plant may look bad, aphid feeding generally will not seriously harm healthy, established…
