From Farm to Market - Aphid Buster House

This unique shelter, crafted from extra hard and dense reclaimed fir is designed to be a home for the Passaloecus aphid wasp. The gentle insect genus Passaloecus can be very beneficial in the garden, as they reduce damage to vegetable crops and allow a more organic approach to your gardening efforts. They nest in holes such as those drilled by wood-boring beetles and feed their young with aphids, which are some of our most voracious garden pests. This shelter, with over 10 linear feet of paper-smooth nesting tunnels is capable of holding about 500 larvae to feed on as many as 12,000 aphids. Mount the house in May through June on a post or garden wall in a sunny east facing spot near garden plants prone to attack. Simple directions and wasp habitat are included with the house.