INSECT HOUSES, STUDY CENTRES, FOOD AND ATTRACTANT Beneficial insects including ladybirds and lacewings are important friends for the gardener as they feed on aphids, red spider mite, whitefly and all manner of garden pests. Encourage these "gardener's friends" to breed, feed and over-winter in your garden by positioning a house or chamber. Ladybird Houses - Ladybirds are amongst the most recognised and loved of all insects with both the larvae and adults devouring enormous quantities of garden pests including aphids, mealy bugs and scale insects. Our range of ladybird houses are designed to simulate the natural habitat sought by ladybirds for hibernation helping more of these beneficial insects survive the winter. Ladybird House :- A natural habitat for ladybirds and other beneficial insects. The ladybird house has a central chamber filled with natural material. There are many holes drilled in an upwards angle for the insects to reach the insulated and safe inner chamber. If necessary the roof panel may be removed for inspection or cleaning. Simply site in a sheltered, warm spot away from prevailing wind in flower beds, wooded glades or even in a planter. Hand-crafted wooden construction. The central chamber is filled with natural material to provide a cosy place to bed down. Position next to aphid infected plants. Introduce ladybirds between May and August. Click here to find out more. Dimensions 30 cm high x 15 cm x 15 cm. Special Offers! Special Offers! Special Offers! Special Offers! Special Offer - 25 adult ladybirds & a ladybird house only £27.98 saving £2.00 Special Offer - Ladybird Family 25 adult ladybirds & 50 ladybird larvae & a ladybird house (both sent separately ASAP) only £39.98 saving £3.50 Ladybird Mansion - This attractive, wall mounted ladybird mansion is exclusive to Green Gardener and is perfect for providing all year round shelter for ladybirds and other beneficial insects. Ladybird Mansion - Made from FSC timber, its sturdy construction will last for years. We have included TWO viewing windows (pictured right) in the ladybird mansion - a green gardener first!!!! - so that you can easily check on your gardener's friends. Position at any time of year on a wall, tree or fence amongst climbing plants which get affected by aphids. Height 30cm x width 14cm x depth 17cm   NEW - Ladybird Field Guide - This attractive laminated field guide will help you identify the many kinds of ladybirds you find in your garden. Ladybird attractant and food - Mix the powder with a drop of water and use in the garden or in one of our special ladybird houses. This encourages ladybirds to your garden giving you free pest control. Use from early spring onwards. NAME DESCRIPTION PRICE ADD Ladybird House Simply site in a sheltered, warm spot. £14.99 Ladybird Mansion Place on a wall, fence or post. £24.95 SOLD OUT NEW - Ladybird Poster Laminated for use in the garden. £3.99 Food and Attractant 2 sachets of Ladybird food and Attractant. £4.99 Gift Boxes - Solve your present problems the easy way with our gift boxes - full of our best selling products, delivered in a gift box, ready wrapped and save money too!! The boxes can be sent to you or why not have them delivered direct to your friends or relations. Boxes available are :- Ladybird Gift Boxes Grow your own Gift Box Bee Gift Box Butterfly Gift Box CLICK HERE to find out more. Lacewing chamber - Lacewing larvae eat greenfly and blackfly plus other insect pests. They occur naturally in your garden, but most die in the winter. Put a sturdy wooden lacewing chamber in your garden in late summer and many more of these beneficial insects will survive to control pests in the spring. Increase the number of beneficial lacewings in your garden by releasing lacewing larvae in the spring. Click here to find out more. Lacewing Chamber - Unfortunately many lacewings do not survive the winter, so the aphids get away to a flying start in the spring. By placing a lacewing chamber in your garden, the survival rate of the lacewings can be dramatically improved and there will be more of them to control the aphids in the spring. Lacewing chambers should be positioned between September and October. The wooden chamber comes ready to use and consists of a sturdy wooden box which will last for years and a straw insert which is treated with a strong attractant to attract the lacewings to their new home. (this insert can be recharged each year in September.) Right: Lacewing chamber in position. "I bought lacewing larvae for a couple of years now and they’ve had a great affect on the aphids, so last autumn we put up a lacewing chamber too. Now I must admit that I was a little sceptical that it would actually work, but left it out and then stored it away for the winter. I put it out at the end of April (I only remembered when loads of aphids appeared on my roses) and I was pleasantly surprised to see little lacewing larvae just a couple of days later. Suffice to say the roses are now aphid free and the apple tree has stayed aphid free. Many thanks for bringing to my attention a great natural product that really works." Regards Duncan Special Offer! Special Offer! Special Offer! Special Offer! Special Offer - 500 lacewing larvae & a lacewing chamber only £36.00 saving £3.74 and your plants NAME DESCRIPTION PRICE ADD Lacewing Chamber Complete with straw for 2 seasons. £24.99 Chamber Refill Use in September. £6.99 NEW - Insect House - Provides shelter and over-wintering space for bees, dragonflies and insects. Insect House - This solid insect house provides shelter and well insulated over-wintering space for many beneficial insects, including :- Solitary bees (which help with pollination and fruit yields) Beneficial insects such as ladybirds lacewings etc (natural predators of Aphids and other soft bodied pests). Dragonflies. Site in a sheltered spot near scented plants or a pond, preferably to catch the morning sun. Height 220mm Width 135mm Depth 135mm - Approx Weight: 2.5kg NEW - Butterfly House and Feeder - Many species of butterflies are becoming rare due to the loss of their habitat. By providing them with food and shelter you can help to stop their decline. This attractive house & feeder is made from solid FSC timber and combines a safe over-wintering house with a central feeder. Butterfly House and Feeder - The house provides a year round home in which butterflies and moths can roost, breed and hibernate. The sponge feeder on the front can be soaked with either our own butterfly food (see below) or use sugar / water solution, which will not only sustain them but help attract them to the house. The feeder may also be used by bumble bees in early spring when food is scarce. Siting - Simply position in warm sheltered spot which gets the morning sun. Butterflies will use the house for roosting. Small tortoiseshell, peacock and comma butterflies will use the house for hibernating. Silver winged fritillary may also use the house to breed in - they will lay eggs in the box and chrysalis could form on the roof. NEW - Butterfly Food - A unique blend of foods and vitamins suitable for feeding wild butterflies and moths. Use from spring onwards - simply mix 1 rounded teaspoon with water until fully dissolved and pour the mixture onto the feeder sponge. NEW - Butterfly Attractant - Based on a natural plant extract it can be used to attract butterflies to a feeder or over-wintering house. The attractant should be used from spring onwards and is supplied as a liquid in a small tube and once in position it will keep attracting butterflies for up to 3 months (depending on weather conditions). Open the tube and pour a 3rd of the tube onto a porous surface such as cotton wool. sponge or wood and leave in a sheltered, secure position. NAME DESCRIPTION PRICE ADD NEW - Insect House Provides shelter for bees, dragonflies and insects. £24.99 NEW - Butterfly House & Feeder A safe over-wintering house with a central feeder. £24.99 NEW - Butterfly Food 2 x sachets. £5.99 NEW - Butterfly Attractant 2 x tubes. £5.99 Solar Insect Theatre - Featuring a unique solar light which automatically turn on at dusk (and off at dawn) and will attract moths, butterflies, lacewings and other interesting flying insects. It also features solitary bee nesting sites and a large viewing window which allow you to keep track of what is being attracted by the lights. The Solar Insect Theatre is designed to attract insects and is NOT a trap - the insects are free to come and go!!!! They also make ideal gifts and are great for children who are fascinated by creepy crawlies. The solar light has a solar panel (pictured left) and storage batteries which charge up during the day and then the light switches on automatically at dusk (pictured right) and off again automatically at dawn. Site 1-2m above the ground, out of prevailing winds and where it will catch the morning sun. Solar Insect Theatre - Constructed from solid timber (FSC Certified), the Solar Insect Centre features a chamber with a hinged door in the side and a large viewing window. There are also holes drilled above and below the main chamber to attract solitary bees such as mason bees. The main chamber has a solar light fitted in the top to attract butterflies, moths, lacewings etc which can be studied though the large viewing window. The main chamber comes fitted with a small landing branch already fitted but it can also be filled with suitable plant material to attract daytime flying insects such as butterflies and ladybirds i.e. insert Buddleia to attract butterflies. The centre can be used to overwinter ladybirds, lacewings and solitary bees - simply fill with straw, bark or dry leaves in the autumn. Height 32cm x Width 20cm x Depth 17cm and weighs 1.4kg NAME DESCRIPTION PRICE ADD Solar Insect Theatre Great for children who are fascinated by creepy crawlies. £34.99 Protect the wildlife in your garden by using our wildlife friendly slug controls. Click below to find out more