wasps/hornets/scale

QuestionHi, I sure hope you can help me out with an answer to the the stinging insects that are swarming my tree. I have an older, largish (about 10 - 11 foot high) star magnolia that is infested with magnoli

Tomatoes; white spikes

Question I have 2 tomato plants in my vegetable garden outside. The second one wasnt very healthy when i got it, but now its growing nicely. However, grew small white bumps on its stem, and now theyve turned into

noisy bugs in my room

QuestionHi.i live in the UK and i often hear a kind of scratching/scraping noise when im in my room. I sometimes see tiny white or black bugs and dont know if they make the noise as its not a particularly quiet scra

groundhogs

QuestionHow do I stop groundhogs in particular, as well as cats from using my yard as their bathroom. I assume it must be a groundhog because I saw what looked like one coming out of my neighbors never used sh

spider mites on hibiscus

Questionmy hibiscus appears to be dying. I noticed little spiders on the underside of leaf, leaves are yellowing,falling off and no shine on leaves. The flower branches are limp. Can you help me? What is happening

ants and fir trees

QuestionWe live in Washington and read your answer about thatching ants with interest as we have a large fir tree in the back yard with the ants going up and down the tree but they seem to live under the tree as it

tiny insects

QuestionI recently found a very small insect in my home that resembled a baby head lice, however i have found no other evidence of lice on myself or any of my roommates or anywhere else in the house. Are there

Insect ID

Question Insect Sorry I sent u this yesterday but I must have forgot to attach the pic. It is on a Live Oak in Palm Beach Gardens Florida AnswerSorry it took so long but with the help of a friend Florida Entomolig

vole problem

QuestionI need your expert advice. I have a vole problem. Holes keep opening, I have done some trapping, no voles for 4 days, I close up the holes and next day another hole. What do you recommend for extermination?

Flea Infestation

QuestionQUESTION: I have been having a huge problem with fleas in my home. We have bombed the house twice in the past two weeks. We have used Borax on the carpeted areas and we have also used a product g

fleas?

QuestionOk around july 17th my gf brought home a kitten that a friend gave her. Two days later we realized she had fleas. We took her to the vet. Got advantage and applied it. Found dead fleas and did a good clean u

Worms in Peppers

QuestionI am growing jalapeno, habanero, and thai peppers. i found a tomato horn worm on one of them. now when i pick my peppers (which look ripe) i cut them open to find this little maggot looking worm inside which

almost afraid to ask....

Question I reside right at the border of Carefree,AZ in North Scottsdale, in an area that has quite a few types of snakes, insects, bobcats coyotes you name it chances of what ever thatis, it probably hangs out in m

Tiny greenish pests

Question close-up Hello Mike, I bought this plan(schfflera? looks like a big umbrella plant) a month ago from a reputable nursery in Boston. It seemed super healthy when I bought it but after a little while some of

groundhog

QuestionI have a groundhog that is digging in the flower beds next to my house. Each time I block one hole, they dig in another spot - very persistent! What do you suggest I do to remove him? If I

granular residue

QuestionQUESTION: Six months ago I found a small fine grey granular pile behind my washer and dryer along the baseboard.(perhaps 2 inches long) Now I see three such piles about a foot apart on my tiled concrete floo

Wasp/hornets

QuestionWe have a bazillion wasps or hornets flying around the our ground-level deck and they appear to be going in/out of a partial bag of mulch under a canoe on one side of the deck. Can you advise on the best met

broccoli pest

QuestionQUESTION: I have grown broccoli for many years, and the only pest Ive ever dealth with is the cabbage looper moth. This year I have something Ive never seen before, and cant find in listings/pictures o

Tiny brown bugs in bed

QuestionI was recently changing my sheets when i found about 3 tiny brown bugs, im not sure if theyre bed bugs because neither i or my sister, who has a bed next to mine have any bites. i havent found anymore, but s

HORNWORMS?

QuestionI THINK I MAY HAVE DISCOVERED A FAMILY OF HORNWORMS (GUESSING) IN MY TOMATO PLANTS. WORM IS HUGE (ONE IS ABOUT 4 AND THE OTHER IS ABOUT 5 - VERY VERY FAT, TOO). I WENT TO TOUCH IT AND IT GOT PRETTY UPSET. AR