Queen Anne’s lace

The broad heads of umbellifers such as Queen Anne s lace this is a carrot left to flower in its second year. 

Queen Anne s lace Canada Zanahoria Puerto Rico... 

Carrot, bird s nest, bee s nest, Queen Anne s lace) Delphinium staphisagria (Delphinium, stavesacre, lousewort)... 

Control Prune infested branches and burn them, or remove tents filled with caterpillars from branches by winding them onto a broomstick with nails projecting from it in winter, remove egg masses from bare branches attract native parasitic flies and wasps by growing small-flowered herbs, such as catnip, and wildflowers, such as Queen Anne s lace. Do not destroy wandering caterpillars with white eggs or cocoons attached to their backs they are hosts for native parasites. Spray BTK weekly while larvae are small try releases of spined soldier bugs. 

Prevention and Control Yellows diseases are commonly transmitted by leafhoppers. so controlling the pests will reduce the chances of disease (sec page 302 for controls. Remove weeds that provide oveiv intering sites for the pathogen, including thistles. Queen. Anne s lace, dandelions, and wild chicory. Remove and destroy infected plants. 

Companion planting—planting two or more types of plants in close proximity—is a popular gardening technique that can reduce pest problems in a variety of ways. Some good companion plants, such as dill, fennel, and Queen Anne s lace, will attract beneficial insects. Other types of companion plants repel pests or confuse and confound insects or disease organisms in search of their preferred host plants. To learn more about how diversity helps reduce pest problems, see Encourage Diversity on page 6. 

Plants otherwise considered weeds might be aseful wild food sources corn spurry, golden-rod. lamb s-quarters, wild mustard, and Queen Anne s lace attract beneficial insects. 

Water hemlock may be ingested when mistaken for the edible species, Daucus carota (Queen Anne s lace). 

English name Wild carrot. Queen Anne s lace... 

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