Goodies or baddies?

[eileen]

Are caddis flies good or bad to have in your garden? I seem to be over-run by the things!! At night the patio doors are literally covered in them. They have a disconcerting habit if dropping off the doors to the ground when disturbed - which freaks me out a bit - I'd much rather that they simply flew away.

Eileen.

P.S. Sorry Ina I seem to have picked the same title for my post as one of yours.  

[Plocket]

Sorry Eileen but I'm not sure - I have a feeling that larvae being in your pond though means that it is healthy. I wouldn't know a caddis fly if it came up and introduced itself!

[eileen]

Thanks for your reply Plocket.
I've heard too that the larvae are a good sign in a pond - it was just the adults I wasn't too sure of. However, I've now found out that they are pretty harmless even although they look so daunting.

Eileen.

[Spurdie]

Aren't caddis fly larvae the ones that decorate themselves with bits of grit and sticks to "camouflage" themselves?

[Val]

 :DI wondered what they were..glad its not just me.

[eileen]

Yes they are Spurdie!! I don't mind the larvae at all but the adults, in such large numbers, give me the creeps.  

Eileen.