Centipedes/Millipedes

QuestionI recently relocated to southeastern South Dakota and purchased a home in a surburban area that does not have a basement. I occasionally find centipedes and/or millipedes in my home, especially in the

Need help identifying tiny bug.

Question I have a few very tiny red bug bites spread around my upper body in little clusters and recently found this little bug crawling around on some notebook paper. It didnt seem to be able to jump and was so ti

catawba worms

Questionjust read your article of 7-28-07. i live in alabama and have 4 big trees in my front yard. they get striped every year. im from oak grove, below bessemer. you can have all of my worms you want.they are a pe

tiny biting insect

QuestionFor as long as I can remember, I have been bitten by a tiny insect while outside. They are so tiny that in order to find them I look where I felt the bite first then scan my skin around the area to see

Leaves

QuestionWhat are the bugs that eat leaves? AnswerJohnston, Many different insects feed on leaves. Some insects like aphids tap into the leafs vascular system and feed on plant sap (see http://www.livingwithbugs.co

Contact with racoon feces

QuestionHi, I was pulling weeds from under my evergreens when I noticed large piles of I think racoon feces. We have had then in our yard and it looks like what I saw in the photos. I was under there for about

scale bugs

QuestionI had a palm not sure of the name but it was a very hard spiney palm that was outdoor last summer bought it in in the faal but didnt spray for bugs,yea stupid i noticed it looking brown and dried in march an

tent catipillars??

QuestionLook like tent caterpillars, but no tents hundreds on one tree. 1-1/8 long. Any home remedies? Have sprayed chemical once %26 tried soap suds> Any other home remedies. In city on 2- maple trees?? AnswerH

Lilac Pests...

QuestionWe have beautiful lilac bushes around our back door and in our back yard here in South Eastern Wyoming (it is windy and dry here). Every end of May and early June we all notice that when we use our back door

possums & vermin

QuestionSince the last person decided not to answer, Im trying again... In Kingsport TN the condo complex I live in is having problems with animals burrowing under decks and porches. Trapping is effort in futility s

Rosemary and Lavender Plants

QuestionQUESTION: I have white sticky globules on my rosemary and lavender plants. There is a bug inside the globule. What is this and how to I treat it? ANSWER: Kay, Theres a couple different insects

dirt dobbers

Questionfor years I have always been around dirt dobbers....I walk through them all the time as they fly around me, but they have never once tried to sting me. I dont bother them, and they dont bother me. &nbs

beautiful beetle on sweet potato vine.

QuestionHi there... I have 2 questions. 1. The other day I bought a sweet potato vine plant to put in a bare spot in a container. The guy that sold it to me mentioned that the plant had a few holes in the leaves; wh

Humming Boxwood

QuestionTonight when I came home, I noticed that there was a humming sound on the side of the house. I wasnt sure if it was bugs or the water line running so I walked around the house. As I approached th

White flies on plants

QuestionI have white flies infesting the plants on my balcony recently and want to get rid of them, but I have a cat which sometimes comes in contact with the plants (although he hasnt eaten anything yet). They are

Arboricola Plant Leaves Being Eaten

QuestionQUESTION: What repellent can be used safely on newly planted Arboricola Plants(varigated and plain green) and Agapanthus(Blue Storm)to keep an unidentified animal/rodent from eating all the leaves and just l

Raccoons in my attic

QuestionI have Raccoons in my attic. I have tried loud music and I think they liked it. I set off flares thinking they would not like the sulfer and that hasnt worked. Is there anything I can do that isnt going to c

peach tree pest

Questionmy young grape size peaches r falling off tree bcus of a small white worm inside them tree is 2 year old dwarf reliance need a plan 4 future pest control central ny syracuse suburb AnswerFruit trees need to

tiny brown insects (mites) on deck

QuestionOur upper deck (20 ft above ground) is infested with tiny brown mite-like insects. I leaned on the railing the other day and must have found over 10 of them crawling on my. My son walked out on t

Hostas

QuestionHi Mike, for the 2nd year in a row my hostas are starting to look like something is feeding off of them. I have a shade yard that is filled with close to 100 mixed hostas, along with coral bells, ferns, lill