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something is eating my plants

QuestionQUESTION: I live in Arizona. I have 3 Yellow Bells and a couple of Hibiscus plants that are being eaten by a bug I cant see. It starts out as a white spot about 1/32 on the top of the leaf. When I scraped it

Aphids and Lady Bugs

QuestionMike I have a number of evergreen that always attracts aphids. I have several questions. First is there a chemical that I can put into the soil around the base of the evergreen that will kill Aphids.

Root mealy bugs

QuestionHi Mike. Im a novice gardener and have very recently started a little den garden. Im proud to say all the plants are currently growing well. However, two days ago I had added a dozen or so heliconias to my c

white aphids??

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Jack, I had a plant in water for about 2 years,always did fairly well,,anyways I put it on top of my aquarium (with fish) and today noticed some tiny white bugs on the plant. They were on the va

Rats in garage

QuestionHi I have rats in my garage their droppings are everywhere they eat my neighbors dog food and then live in my garage. Ive noticed the last couple of years they have dug in the back of the structure and I now

flower boxes being dug up at night

QuestionI have flower boxes on my deck planted with pansies. Every night some animal is digging into these boxes and uprooting the plants. The plants arent eaten, just dug up. I live in the foothills of NC. How can

carpet beetle larvae

QuestionQUESTION: Hi again Jack, I wanted to ask you another question regarding a small problem I have in the house with carpet beetle larvae. I have seen them around the house ,mostly in thekitchen cabinet area wh

ground moles

QuestionI live in eastern KY. We have a bad ground mole infest. I have put out the sonic things to run them off, I have put out the pellets purchased at Lowes, and they are still tearing up my yard. &nbs

how to terminate pine sawyer beetles

Questionsculpture QUESTION: I was recently given a sculpture as a gift made of wood. It is about 3-4 tall and was very expensive. It was winter so I had it indoors in a bedroom that is rarely used

Crickets in cottage

QuestionWe rent a cottage every year right on Lake Erie and there is always crickets inside the cottage, a fair amount. I usually buy about 5 cans of raid and spray the whole cottage before we unload, but I re

musckrat

Questionhi i have muskrats under my pool can you can please write us back or call us to tell us whats poisons to the musckrat if we give it the poison will it die call back at 7182271896 AnswerPoisons arent legal f

Fungus gnats

QuestionIs there an insect or worm I could place in my indoor potted plants that would eat or kill fungus gnat larvae? I would rather do this than use chemicals, but if my idea wont work, what chemicals do you

Inchworms on Japanese Holly

QuestionHi Mike, I just noticed a crunching sound coming from a line of Japanese Hollies I have (possibly boxwood, but I think it is a Japanese Holly) Upon inspection, the leaves look like they are yellowing

carpet beetles

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Jack, I recently wrote to you about having carpet beetles. I hired a pest control company and hopefully these insects will go away. The room that I found them in is a room that I am planning to

potato bug infestaton in house

QuestionHi Jack I have had many potato bugs in my upstairs bathroom for years. They seem to be coming from up in the attic. There is no foliage around, just the upstairs wood and blown in insulation. &n

Fluttering noise rom the basement crawl space

QuestionWe live in front of a lake. For almost 10 days, we hear a fluttering sound, several times per day in the day light as well in the dark (like evening). Cant figure out what it could be. Looked for any whole.

found a bug in the bed

QuestionHi, found a bug in the bed. Doesnt look like a bed bug, but would like to know what it is. Description: brown, ribbed type body, almost like a centipede, but it has only six legs. It has at least 7 ribs that

big bumblebee

QuestionQUESTION: ok we just moved in to a new home that was built just 2 years ago.we moved in December and now that things are warming up the bees are out. well we have had a few wendy days and the bee was out a l

Neem Oil

QuestionAnother question Jim please. Last year some kind of caterpillar did a lot of destructive damage in my garden until I sprayed with Neem Oil, but the damage had already been done, especially to the leaves of

animal digging holes in garden

QuestionHi Stephen, I live in Orange County, California, a very urban area about 3 miles from the beach. We have a small vegetable garden that has been getting dug up some nights. There are many holes and som

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