getting rid of scales

Questionhow do i get rid of scales? they appered on my sheffleras and monstera. AnswerMohammad, Scale insects occur in two different stages - the crawler and adult. The small crawlers are able to move around and a

House Flies or Cluster Flies

QuestionWe recently bought a new construction house. Last night we noticed about 20 house flies piled into one corner of our dining room ceiling. Why are they staying in this confined area? AnswerRachae

inhouse bed bugs

QuestionIm having bugs that look like small cockroaches. They bite you on the legs and arms. Are they coming through the duct vents or through the door when one opens one? They are on my bed every night even thou I

damage to cusions outside

QuestionI live in Allen, TX in a dense neighborhood. Some animal or animals are destroying all of our cusions in the backyard. Its fenced and its seems like it is trying to take the cloth and stuffing. &

Devil Hickory Horned Worm

QuestionHi, I Was Wondering If You Know if a Devil Hickory Horned Worm Is Poisonous and if it Bites. AnswerThe hickory horned devil is the largest caterpillar in the United States. Although it has a ferocious appea

smallest ant

QuestionI live in palmdale, california. I am 61, so i,ve been around a long time. Yet I have never seen an ant so small. It measures only .002 thousandths of an inch in width and 005 in length. Have I discovered &nb

Croatian Almond Bark Beetle

QuestionHi Jim - In 2007, I traveled to Croatia and brought home a lavender sachet that turned out to be infested with what I believe to be scolytus amygdali, the Croatian almond bark beetle. In the spring of

Draecena and worms

Question draecena.jpg I have an old draecena tree with very woody bark. The nursery told me it was about 25-30 yrs old when I bought it 9 yrs ago. It stands indoors, next to the door to my balcony. Recently Ive noti

Strange tiny bugs.

QuestionRecently I was sitting in my room when I found these very tiny brown bugs. They dont fly and when theyre messed with they run very fast. Im pretty sure they have six legs but they dont bite (at least I haven

bugs in the bed...are they....

QuestionQUESTION: I am seeing these all over my bedroom, Killed about 20 yesterday..Very gross. Am in NY, and the coin used for size is a dime. http://www.flickr.com/photos/43000351@N04/3963251370/ http://www.flick

answer on 8/5/2007 pertaining to Pests -- Massive-huge Spider webs in trees

QuestionHELEN _________________ 7031 SW 97th Lane Gainesville, FL U. S. A. 32608-6302 e-mail: telephone: (352) 372-3655 Mr. Hyland: There was a submission from Ms. Cathy Taomino in August of 2007 per

Hickory Horned Devil Catapillar

QuestionOnce the caterpillar starts to burrow in the dirt to pupate, how long does it take for him to get into the complete state of pupation? AnswerAngie, Im not sure what you mean by complete state of pupation.

What the?

QuestionWe have been fighting moles...finding the usual mound of dirt and then putting the gas bombs in the holes. Now however something new and exciting has invaded. We have shallow burrows that raise t

identification of insects in residential apartment

QuestionQUESTION: Jack, I live in Lagos (Nigeria) and have a growing insect problem. I see small black insects crawling on the walls of my living room and bedrooms. They are about 1mm long. They have antennae and s

Pine Beetles (I think)

QuestionQUESTION: Jack, I have reclaimed pine (short leaf) in my home for flooring (not the best, but that is another topic). The wood had insect damage when we installed it and was told that the wood was cle

Prolific insects - boxelder bugs

Question Mating bugs I have a large number of a gray insect, 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch long in my garden. they have red sides and are now mating. Id like to know what they are, but more important, are they a problem?

Aphids on Pepper plants.

QuestionI saw an earlier question where you recommended someone use lemon dish soap mixed with water to get rid of aphids on a hot pepper plant. Could you use an orange dish soap as well? AnswerYes you could, but j

Voles and moles

QuestionI am relatively new to gardening and have recently planted many bulbs and plants and want to preserve my investments from varmints. I live in MA and believe I have a vole problem in my yard. I was walking on

oak worms

QuestionIn mid October we had thousands of tiny green worms coming down on webs or strands out of our giant oak tree. They then formed tiny white pupates stuck to and tucked into just everything. We had a similar ev

Scale on my Fig Tree

QuestionHi, I dont know if you can help, but Id appreciate any feedback. Ive got an indoor garden with a decorative fig tree thats about 15-20 years old. For awhile weve noticed that the stairs have been sticky, so