Lungwort

Pests & beneficial insects

🌼 Beneficial companion — draws Hoverflies

Hoverflies

Syrphidae

The adults only drink nectar. It is the larvae that eat the aphids.

, Parasitic wasps

Parasitic wasps

Braconidae, Ichneumonidae and relatives

Pinhead-sized, stingless, and lethal to aphids and caterpillars from the inside.

, Lacewings

Lacewings

Chrysopidae

Golden-eyed adults that mostly drink; larvae that hunt like small alligators.

that help control Aphids

Aphids

Aphididae

Curled leaves, sticky honeydew and ants on patrol — usually with something already eating them.

, Whitefly

Whitefly

Aleyrodidae

A puff of white when you brush the leaf, and stickiness underneath.

, Thrips

Thrips

Thysanoptera

Silvery streaking with black specks — the specks are how you tell them from mites.

, Caterpillars

Caterpillars

Lepidoptera larvae

Holes, droppings, and a pest you can simply pick off by hand.

, Spider mites

Spider mites

Tetranychidae

Fine pale stippling in hot, dusty, dry weather. Visible webbing means you are already late.

, Flea beetles

Flea beetles

Chrysomelidae (Alticini)

Shot-holes in seedling leaves, and a beetle that jumps when you lean in.

, Colorado potato beetle

Colorado potato beetle

Striped beetle whose red grubs strip potato foliage fast.

, Stink bugs

Stink bugs

Shield-shaped bugs that pierce fruit, leaving dimples and hard spots.

, Leaf miners

Leaf miners

Agromyzidae

Pale trails inside the leaf — mostly harmless, and out of reach of any spray.

on neighbouring plants.

Companion Planting

• 
  Lupin
  

  LupinExcellent pair

  • ❧Lungwort attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids and Caterpillars that attack Lupin
  • ❧Lupin fixes nitrogen in the soil that Lungwort feeds on
  • ❧Lupin draws Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
• 
  White Lupin
  

  White LupinExcellent pair

  • ❧Lungwort attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack White Lupin
  • ❧White Lupin fixes nitrogen in the soil that Lungwort feeds on
  • ❧White Lupin draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
• 
  Alfalfa
  

  AlfalfaExcellent pair

  • ❧Lungwort attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids and Caterpillars and more that attack Alfalfa
  • ❧Alfalfa fixes nitrogen in the soil that Lungwort feeds on
  • ❧Lungwort draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both

How to grow Lungwort

1. Space60 cm apart
2. GrowPartial sun

Water: Medium · Height: 25 cm · Soil: Prefers well-drained soil; suitable for light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils; can grow in nutritionally poor soil; tolerates mildly acid, neutral, and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.