About Tessa Cobley
Expertise in Plant Pests
With years of experience, Tessa Cobley is your go-to expert on plant pests. She offers valuable insights into identifying and managing infestations. Tessa believes that using biological pest control will eventually be the norm, we just need to let more people know about it. Tessa owns and runs Ladybird Plantcare which she has grown twenty-fold in the past 6 years.
Good Bugs
Tessa is passionate about saving plants from pests but also helping people play their part in reviving our precious insect populations.
Stopping just one person reaching for the toxic insecticide is a cause for celebration!
Tessa has extensive knowledge in managing plant pests, whether they are indoors in houseplant collections or outdoor in gardens and public spaces. Her approach focuses on using natural predators, ensuring a safe and eco-friendly solution for all growers.
Tessa helps people with their pest problem whether they have 1 plant or a small patio garden right up to commercial growers and National Trust sites.
Biological Pest Control
Keeping plant pests under control in a planet friendly way is no easy feat but the old way of working is a threat to our native bird and bee population and we need to do something different.
Biological pest control is all about introducing natural predators and parasites to control garden pests. In a natural ecosystem nearly every creature is food for something else and biological pest control is the act of boosting the population of a pest’s naturally occurring predators.
Articles, Podcasts, Live Events
Writing and Speaking Topics
- Understanding Biological Controls - this method of controlling plant pests isn't new but is still quite niche. It's an area that is growing through word of mouth and also through the necessity to move away from the harmful ways pests have been eradicated in the past
- Identifying and treating common pests - veggies munched, houseplants sickly? Bespoke content on individual pests or by what people are growing
- Consumer Q&A - Allowing individuals get a personal response
And Other Stories
Tessa came to the industry from a marketing background, having spent 17 years working in marketing agencies. Having twins in 2017 put an end to long days in the office and Tessa was convinced to take the reins of Ladybird Plantcare by a close friend. Owning this online store has led her to immerse herself in all things 'good bug'
- Career changes
- The leap to owning your own business
- Being pushed out of the workplace due to family commitments
- From office job to selling bugs, strange careers