skunk

Questionevery night there is this skunk that walks by our window or on the deck, the smell is so strong that it wakes my husband and I up out of a sound sleep. how do we get rid of this skunk. AnswerFirst, I

bugs?

QuestionPlease...something seems to eating the leaves and flowers off my various flowers in the flower beds! I dont see anything on the plants, only where they have been!...meaning holes on the leaves,petals, or mer

Something keeps attacking my Lilac!

QuestionI have a lilac bush (Mme Lemoine variety) that is continually plagued by something that I cant quite figure out. The limbs get covered with patches of something white. This does not look like sca

Earthworms, ugh. How do I deal with this?

QuestionQUESTION: I know earthworms are beneficial for lawns but we dont have a lawn! We have a small city garden with two raised flowerbeds, with the rest of the courtyard paved over. Lately these gross-looking,

Bugs on green beans

QuestionI have little yellow, round, fuzzy bugs on my green beans, wax beans and limas. I also see tiny yellow eggs on the underside of the leaves. What is the best way to handle these pests? If yo

Large Cutworms in White Oak

Question Found in White Oak Hello Jim, Could you tell me what these large cutworm-looking things are? I found about 70 of them in a white oak log I was splitting for firewood. AnswerThis is an insect c

Tree/parasite?

QuestionI have a large tree that has spider webbing wrapped around several tree branches. What is this? Is it dangerous for the tree? If so, how do I deal with it? Im in West Houston, TX Pamela

Milky Spore for Japanese Beetles

QuestionI want to treat my lawn and garden with Milky Spore and am wondering when is the best time for this - can I do it now or must I wait until Spring for the best results. AnswerMilky Spore Powder: Apply one le

rollie pollies

QuestionDo Rollie Pollies climb? AnswerYes they can climb. Try it put one in your hand and it will crawl up your hand. They are called pill bugs. . Pillbug Facts 1. Many people mistake

Grubs in my vegetable garden

QuestionMy whole garden was destroyed by large white grubs. I live in central Minnesota and am looking for a way to rid them. It started with my potatoes turn in brown and when I dug them up to check, there we

Ivy

QuestionI am trying to remove ivy from my garden as it is spreading everywhere. Is there anything that will kill the ivy Thanks Muriel AnswerIvy is very difficult to kill. Unfortunately, there are no organic produ

cicadia wasp stings

QuestionMy son works in landscaping and was stug by a ciadia wasp. Is this dangerous, or only concerning if you are allergic to bee stings? AnswerAlthough capable of inflicting a painful sting, the female cicada ki

Sawyer Beetle infestation

QuestionQUESTION: We have just finished cutting the joinery on two Eastern White Pine timberframes here in Arlington Massachusetts and have discovered what we believe to be Sawyer Beetle holes in several parts of th

caterpillar

QuestionI have a two inch long black fuzzy caterpillar with red rings at each joint. He likes to craw around my garage floor during the day. At night he goes out and feeds on grass. When I pick him up he goes

HUGE GREEN WORM!!

QuestionQUESTION: We found a huge greenish-grey worm after my dog wouldnt stop barking at it. I live in the Adirondack mountains, upstate NY. I have never seen this worm before. Its definitely NOT a tomato horned wo

Nightly mulch digging critters

QuestionI probably have one acre of mulched flower beds. Something is diggins each night and scattering the mulch. My landscaper thinks it could be wild turkeys, neighbors think racoons. How can I

Ticks

QuestionDear Jim, I recently moved from Gainesville, FL to Tampa, FL. My dog used to get some ticks (mainly deer ticks) when we lived in Gainesville, but I was able to stop them by keeping him out of the woods. N

pine bark beetles

QuestionI am an ISA Certified Arborist in Charlotte NC. I work for a tree care firm & am often asked about pine bark beetles - or shown dead trees that were killed by borers. Here is what I think I kno

Termites

QuestionI noticed termites in my garden. How can I get rid of them and why would they be there in the first place? AnswerThey feed on wood residue. Termites look like ants but the ants have a hour glass waist where

Scores of small divots in our lawn

QuestionJust this week, some critter is making scores of small divots (1 to 2 inch across, very little soil disturbed) in our lawn each night. According to my schnauzers, it has also taken up residence under our ced