In my Gum trees I have a good colony of Aussie Silk Moths, aka gum emperor moth caterpillars – they live and feed on gum ...

On The Garden Hour with Pete Wolfkamp and Ruud Kleinpaste Full Show Podcast for 25th January 2026, Ruud talks about why hedgehogs are pests, mandarin trees ...

Ruud Kleinpaste discusses mosquitos - their breeding habits, role in the ecosystem, and the species we have in New Zealand.

On The Garden Hour with Pete Wolfkamp and Ruud Kleinpaste Full Show Podcast for December 14 2025, Ruud discusses how to get rid of Mealybugs, how to control Montbretia, and how to deal with bronze ...

If you think you've had a hard day at work, imagining wearing a long beard composed entirely of killer bees. "A full seven pounds," says Ruud Kleinpaste, a New Zealand entomologist, writer, educator ...