tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024382604105375596.post588557399815537778..comments2024-03-27T10:07:19.098-06:00Comments on The Home Bug Garden: Sawfly Sunday: Slugs on the CherryHomeBugGardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11845748276844681280noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024382604105375596.post-75169735957134598132010-08-19T17:49:46.426-06:002010-08-19T17:49:46.426-06:00Hi Ted,
I thought of trying something awkward lik...Hi Ted,<br /><br />I thought of trying something awkward like 'sawfly caterpillar', but my entomological pedantry is too strong (that's wrong, they aren't caterpillars!).<br /><br />Yes, I've often wondered about the not very slug-like slug caterpillars. Must be some history there.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />DaveHomeBugGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11845748276844681280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024382604105375596.post-71859575930665389852010-08-19T17:46:23.752-06:002010-08-19T17:46:23.752-06:00Hi Lisa,
I know there are mason bees (Osmia speci...Hi Lisa,<br /><br />I know there are mason bees (Osmia species) around Edmonton, but I haven't seen any sources of bee houses. I wouldn't mind putting up one myself.<br /><br />You might try contacting the Canadian Pollinator Initiative:<br /><br />http://www.uoguelph.ca/canpolin/<br /><br />They may know a source or have instructions. I did drill in a bunch of holes in boards, logs, and stumps around the HBG, but only a few were used and those may have been by mason wasps. I suspect that hole diameter and depth are of critical importance to the bees and it would be best to have some professional advice before building ones own. A drill press would probably come in handy too.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />DaveHomeBugGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11845748276844681280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024382604105375596.post-44641342040178513902010-08-17T22:29:02.799-06:002010-08-17T22:29:02.799-06:00Slug seems such a perfect name for the larva of th...Slug seems such a perfect name for the larva of this species, but not for many of the other more caterpillar-like species. Why don't we call them caterpillars - I think any lay person would be happy with the term since that's what they look like. It's certainly no less accurate than 'slug'! Alas, I guess it will remain 'sawfly larvae'...Ted C. MacRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07468976060347412389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3024382604105375596.post-29021389487006905082010-08-17T22:10:44.990-06:002010-08-17T22:10:44.990-06:00Would you know of any places in Edmonton where I c...Would you know of any places in Edmonton where I could get a Mason Bee house? Thanks so much.♥ Lisa ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/12874612818780230812noreply@blogger.com