Deer & Wood Ticks are big by us this season. All outside hunting dogs, the Beagle and the two cats have all been doused with repellent, but just this morning there was a big, fat Wood Tick on the kitchen floor that obviously fell off of SOMEONE - and was immediately flushed.
Maybe it fell off of ME? *SHUDDER*
Mason Bees :
Are solitary, very small feral bees which don't have a hive to protect, so they are reluctant to sting. They only collect pollen and enough nectar to feed their young eggs (larvae)
According to Growingagreenerworld.com (episode 509) Mason bees are much smaller than conventional honey bees,
and are known to be 30 - 60 times more active as pollinators than honey bees.
Mason Bees got their name since they use mud to encapsulate the nursery cell where they lay a single egg with food, and then 'mud it up'.
Also, the greenerworld program tells you how you can you can fabricate and construct your own Mason Bee house and/or purchase Mason bees as well as mid-summer 'Leaf Cutter' bees.
Both are known pollinators for Spring and Summer, especially if your garden lacks sufficient pollinators for vegetable and fruit production.
I found FIVE ticks on me Thursday evening.
It was freaking mem out and I’m not easily freaked out.
There are nematodes that will hunt and kill ticks. You can order them online.