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Roger Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree


Joined: 20 Jun 2008 Posts: 98 Location: Castlepollard Co Westmeath
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 5188 Location: Co. Wexford
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 10:52 am Post subject: |
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You must have been doing my garden so. I found one the exact same only two days ago.
_________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
This boy can really sing http://youtu.be/Dgv78D2duBE |
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James Kilkelly Rank: Site Admin

Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 2173 Location: West of Ireland
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

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Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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Well the 'seeds' that I seen were crawling.
_________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
This boy can really sing http://youtu.be/Dgv78D2duBE |
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medieval knievel Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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it'd be worth posting this to the nature & birdwatching forum on boards.ie
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Roger Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree


Joined: 20 Jun 2008 Posts: 98 Location: Castlepollard Co Westmeath
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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As long as it's not something like Varroa! I hate the idea of something so destructive... I didn't notice them moving to be honest but I didn't spend to much time watching it.
Tagwex, this one is in Westmeath and was taken last summer... It would be too much of a stretch for me to go to Wexford to garden anyway!!
Medieval Knievel, I'm not a member on boards.ie, can I still post on it?
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medieval knievel Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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no, you need to be a member; and if memory serves, you need 50 posts before you can post links or photos.
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medieval knievel Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
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Joined: 11 Feb 2013 Posts: 2593 Location: Donegal
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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It would be worth mailing your photo to Michael Viney who writes a nature/environment column in the Irish Times.
Michael and Ethna Viney are at viney@anu.ie
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 5188 Location: Co. Wexford
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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Roger wrote: | It would be too much of a stretch for me to go to Wexford to garden anyway!! |
And you waited this long to query it........ Should have brought the poor thing to the vets!!!
PS. I need all the help I can get no matter where it comes from.
_________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
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Roger Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree


Joined: 20 Jun 2008 Posts: 98 Location: Castlepollard Co Westmeath
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Roger Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree


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Roger Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree


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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

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Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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Put it in a jar and when it pupates send us a photo and one of us might tell you what it is! I think Hannibal Lector swallowed one of those.
_________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
This boy can really sing http://youtu.be/Dgv78D2duBE |
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Greengage Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
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Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 6:54 am Post subject: |
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The good news is that most of the mite species that live with bumblebees are fairly harmless to them and are simply clinging to the bumblebee so that they can be transported to new nests. When in the nest, the mites usually feed upon the wax, pollen, nest debris, and other small insects, so do not feed on the bees. Then, when they reach a certain stage in their life cycle, the mites cling to worker bees, and are transported onto flowers. From these flowers, the mites then attach to other visiting bees, and are transported to new nests.
However, the mites may present a problem if an individual bumblebee becomes so heavily infested that it is unable to fly because of the weight of the mites. If this happens, you can try to remove some of the mites by gently brushing them with a child’s paintbrush.
or you could try this if your concerned, http://www.uksafari.com/bumblebees3.htm
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