Garden pests and Eco-solutions

This has been a frustrating Spring / early Summer.  Seeds had to be planted over, and over, and over again.  I think I sowed bean seeds four times before I finally got some seeds to poke their inquisitive little shoots above ground.
I was going nuts - I couldn't figure it out.  What was I doing wrong.  And who was causing the damage...?
Finally, I caught two culprits.


Firstly, I had a hadedah