Black Ground Beetles in the garden.
Ground beetles are found in vegetable gardens, scampering across the ground or hiding under stones and logs.
Black ground beetles are about 12-18 mm long.
Nearly all ground beetles are extremely beneficial and help control garden pests. Black ground beetles prey on aphids, caterpillars, wireworms, slugs and other pests.
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The Carabidae, or ground beetles, are one of the largest and best known families of beetles (Coleoptera), with over 340 different species in Britain, including the black ground beetles commonly found in vegetable gardens.
Hi Top veg,
Got my first weevil last night whilst out on my slug slaying mission. The piles are starting to build and more come each night to eat their fellow slugs who were slain the night before.
I’ll have to get a new pair of slayers soon if they keep this up…
Cheers Mark
Comment by Mark - May 4, 2008 8:07 am
knock wood —so far down here in the Coastal Bend of TX the only real pest for my garden is aphids.
My Green Thumb Sunday is wildflowers this week.
Comment by Hootin' Anni - May 4, 2008 8:20 am