ant attack

QuestionQUESTION: to jack i had brought somthing in from out side then found out that it had ants all in and now there all in my room they are also on the fish tank i vaccumed them up and sprayed for them.But nothin

hibiscus bugs

QuestionTheir is a bug or grasshopper that is cutting the buds off of my hibiscus right below the buds. I have sprayed with Seven but every morning there are new buds that have been chewed off straight across

Deer resistant plants by commonnames

QuestionHi Dan, I work in the garden shop,of major home improvement company.The number one question is..What plants do Deer NOT eat. I know lantana,salvia,sage,mexican heather,esperanza,etc. but is there a L

biting bug shaped like splinter

Question splinter shaped bug Hi, Last night my daughter had bites all over her midsection after she went to bed. Today after school she picked off this reddish tiny splinter-shaped bug from her body.

completely ridiculous amount of weird worms

QuestionI have been renting a house in Southern Utah for the last year. Out of the blue, last week I noticed about 30 little gray worms on my back concrete walkway. They seem to crawl up onto the concrete in the ear

Pests????

QuestionI live in Augusta Georgia. Recently I have noticed several large holes about 3 to 4 inches round by the foundation of my home. What animal lives here that could make these holes? AnswerThat is a tough quest

Animal or insect traveling under mulch and leaves

QuestionLately, I have noticed something traveling under the mulch and leaves in my yard. I travels below the mulch and leaves and I cant tell what it is. It seems that it is something small. Can you tell me what it

Fuzzy Black Caterpillars

QuestionQUESTION: Please help! I have been invaded by a hundred large fuzzy black caterpillars! They are eating me out of house and home! They are crawling up walls, planters, every bush, tree, flo

garden v crows

QuestionStephen, Do you know how to keep crows out of a garden? Ive seen foil pie plates attached to the fence, maybe that works with the noise they make? Thanks AnswerExclusion is the best method, suspend

Garden pests

QuestionI live in Tucson, Az. I have recently begun a fruit and vegetable garden. I am growing tomatoes, peppers,cilantro, basil, onions, cantalope, and strawberries. I put a wire mesh under the soil before planting

Goutweed Bishops weed agerpodium(sp)

QuestionHELP. I have been fighting this weed for about 10 years now, and Im literally at wits end. Last year I gave in and bought some Round up. Being deathly afraid of any poisons, I guess I used it too sparingly,

worms/carpet

QuestionHi there , Ive been seeing a lot of these worms things in my house for the past 2 years. mostly in my bedroom closets and in and under the base boards. they are all different colors Ive seen black, red, whi

What are the worms in the pots in my greenhouse?

QuestionI have had for many years maintained a home greenhouse in which I grow primarily epiphytic and miniature cymbium orchids. The orchids are potted in fir bark and lava rock. But the worms generally

small red/brown insect

QuestionI am having a problem with some tiny red or brown colored insects in my house in central Ohio. I first noticed a few last summer or fall, and now they are back- worse. I first saw them on the kitchen counter

Pests & Soft Touch (Japanese) Holly Bushes

QuestionHi Mike, I live in the mountains of North Carolina. Ive got soft touch holly plants/shrub (also known as Japanese Holly) in their 2nd year. Ive started to notice something eating the leaves... maybe a

plant pests

QuestionHi yearly some of my perennials and a few trees get aphids. The systemic control insecticides work well but I refrain form using them on my flowering plants because I am concerned the bees and butterflies mi

Bagworms

QuestionHow can I get rid of bagworms in St. Louis, MO? AnswerThe common bagworm, Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis (Haworth), is an interesting caterpillar. The most commonly observed form of this pest is the spindle-

Spider web threads all over lawn and bushes

QuestionI was outside with our daughter today in the lawn and noticed the lawn almost covered with what looked like webs (I didnt notice until wed been out there for about twenty minutes). I did some research and re

ripping tops off my shasta daisys

QuestionI just put out two planters with Shasta daisys on my deck 4 days ago...and today I noticed that something torn all the tops complety off....they were laying around the pots, they were not eaten , the stems a

holes kinda

QuestionIm not sure exactly what I have. I just purchased this home 2 months ago...Along the front foundation area there is no grass, just dirt. I had noticed these hole like places in that area. &