oak loopers (moth caterpillars)

QuestionIs there anything at all we can do to get rid of these little green pests? They have the backyard covered. They look like they are on some kind of web. PLEASE HELP!! Thank you in advance for your time.  

Bores in Pin Oaks

QuestionI have at least 50 pin oaks with bores. I live in MO. I have pine wilt and ISP bore on the many pine trees that were here before the oaks. I have looked at some of the other types of trees on the farm

Codling moth management model

QuestionI have been implementing IPM in my farm and now I would like to introduce for the first time the codling moth management model. I heard about BIOFIX and honestly to say I do not have enough information about

bug in house

Question Bug I have this bug in my house and I cant figure out what kind it is, where its coming from, and how to get rid of it.. Can you please help me. AnswerMelissa, This is called a varied carpet beetle (see

Burrowing pest eating bulbs

QuestionI live in Massachusetts south of boston (east bridgewater)something is burrowing in my flower garden and eating hyacinth bulbs and other flowering bulbs. about a 4-5 inch holes leaving dirt at entrance

Insect on pool patio

Question Insect Hello Jack! My husband and I recently purchased a house in Henderson, NV. We have seen a few different critters that we cannot identify, from huge (kind of fuzzy) tan spiders with black undersides an

ants crawling outsside (exterior) car a few ants inside of car

Questionim expeiencing an ants crawling outside of my car as well as insside . I wash my car and they keep coming back. Do u know any chemical that is safe to use on the outside a

Grounghog

QuestionI have a groundhog living under my deck. I also have a live trap. What bait do I use to lure him into it. Thanks Rich AnswerFirst, you need to determine the laws in your state regarding wildlife damage cont

Armadillo Damage

QuestionSomething is digging up our yard at night. Could you please tell me what the damage an armadillo does looks like? We want to make sure we are treating for the right animal. Small holes about silver dollar si

What are these tiny swarming insects in the grass

Question mystery insect I live in central Oklahoma and we have a tiny bug that is swarming the yard, deck, and gravel driveway. The ground looks like it is moving because there are so many. I thoug

catawba works

QuestionDid you mean what you said about taking all the catawba works one could grow in alabama? Because we live in Alabama and are infested. Any suggestions? We recently planted apple and peach tr

large white worm in bark of maple tree

QuestionI found a piece of bark loose and when i pulled it fell off and inside looked rotten.i dug a little and found a large (around 3 long) white worm curled up,it was about as big around as a small finger.I dug m

Unknown bugs

QuestionI have seen little brown bugs on my French Lavender..They are about the size of an aphid and are mainly on the leaves.I cant find any articles with this insect on lavender,thus dont know how to handle them i

miniscule insects inside pepper and tomato blooms

QuestionI have a small garden in Houston TX and my pepper plants are failing to set blooms. The blooms that do set are filled with a very tiny white insect. These insects are also inside of my tomato blo

Black bug with wings but crawls in bathroom

Question bugs in bathroom It all started a few weeks ago when we found some regular looking ants in the bathroom, which we thought was odd. We killed them, and then a few days later we started seeing these things. T

A kind of worm

QuestionQUESTION: Hello! I was hoping that you could help me to identify a kind of worm that I have found burrowing in tree. The worm is about 2 inches long, and white. A friend of mine was up in the tree knocking

raid ant sray

Questionwill raid ant spray harm my sawtooth oak tree. i have ants and catapillows in and on my tree. thanks. AnswerYes the chemical make up of Raid can cause damage to the leaves of plants. I would recommend that

Tunnels

Question picture I have several holes in my yard and suspect they are entrances to tunnels. Usually they are inconspicuous without any dirt mounds around them. Yesterday I noticed a 6 inch by 12 surface hole with wh

getting rid of chipmunks

QuestionWe have a lot of chipmunks in our yard. They have tunneled under our sidewalk and have deposited a 2 ft pile of rock in our flower bed. We have had them for 3 yrs now and the rock pile keeps growing. We are

Annoying Bugs on my trampoline!

QuestionHi, for the past couple of weeks ever since it has started to get lighter in the evening and so on, there has been these extremely annoying flying insects on and above my trampoline (which i like to spend al