maple tree

QuestionHi, I have a maple tree (not sure what species), brighter green leaves. Every year it gets these protuding things on the leaves. They are about 1/8 long, pink to red in color. Some leaves have 5-

Brown bugs

QuestionI live in NC and we have had the worst garden ever, i have thses little brown bugs eating everything,sunflowers,marigolds,zinnas. is there a way to get rid of them and what are they??? AnswerThey could be f

Large Bobcat

QuestionI have seen a very large male bobcat, a good 50 lbs., roaming around near my house. I live in a fairly rural area and have a hog wire fence - 6 ft. - around my large with two small Dachshunds (15 lbs.)

Grass Spiders

QuestionIt has been very rainy here (in Gloucester, MA) for 2 days and I came out to find dozens (and dozens!) of flat spider web tents on my lawn. I have read several articles on the net and figure they were

Somethings eating my plants.

QuestionFirst off: Many thanks for any help you can provide. I live in north-central Massachusetts, in an area that is slightly-moderately populated but is still in the woods. I live on 2.2 acres, of w

Weird fly things around my garden pond

QuestionDont know if im in the wright section here but. I live in England and ive recently just upgraded a gravity filter in my pond.The ghost Carp are getting big. I had to cut back a few Iris to get it looki

pests on my annuals

QuestionI have large pots planted with annuals: potato vines, New Guinea impatiens, ageratum, alyssum. Some of these plants in several pots have holes in the leaves, making the potato vine leaves look like lac

Zeuzera pyrina

QuestionHi... I live in Iran and Im working on Zeuzera pyrina... I want to know about available formulas or regimes and media on which I can raise this pest... Thanks a lot for reading... AnswerI am sorry, I am not

moles in lawn

QuestionWe had a beautiful lawn and moles are tearing it up. We do have multiple flower beds to add to the beauty of the lawn but we have runs and dirt mounds that are appearing everywhere. Please help! Answ

Squash problems

QuestionMike, I had some of my squash develop a black mold on the small fruit. Now, I am losing some of my adult plants. Upon inspection, the stalk or vine seems to be cracked and hollow and real spongy. Then

varmint ID by droppings

QuestionWe live in rural North Central Texas app. 7 miles from the Tx/Ok border. Our problem is with a varmint of unknown species. I can only identify the droppings. Whatever it is, it has dug a bi

sawdust falling from my trees

QuestionI live in Northern Nevada. I have two locust trees that seem to be shedding sawdust. The plants under the tree are covered every day. I think something is boring through my trees. Any

animals eating my plants

Questiondear stephen, thanks for being part of this great service! ive put in a garden in the last year, and this year fairly large holes are appearing in the soil (about 4-5 across), and whatever lives in the

Transient Skunks

QuestionWondering if there is any product to deter skunks from parading through property? They are living close by and seem to parade mater of factly at the same time and place each day. We have dogs and feel like a

more on animals eating my plants

Question animal hole thanks for your reply. sorry--i meant to write that i live in northern california, ukiah, which is 2 hours north of bay on 101, inland. i think i oversized the holes. theyre pr

chipmunks and rabbits

Questiontell me how to get rid of two chipmunks that have taken up residence underneath my front stoop. Also I have numerous rabbits around that have been eating my flowers is there something I can do about th

beavers or...?

Questionhi stephen. it seems unlikely that beavers could be causing this damage. the site says they are 13 long and stout. the hole in the photo is only 2 1/2 across. also, i do not live in c

saveing my crabapple treee

Questioni have black ants on my 2 year old crabapple tree with allot of bumpy looking things on the bark and new growth are the ants protecting these things or eating them and how do i get rid of them ?? AnswerSoun

Fox in our yard

QuestionWe live in a rural area of upstate NY. We have 2 cats, one of which spends a lot of time outside in the summer.This AM while still dark my husband saw a fox chasing her in our yard. Later in the day I saw a

backyard hole

QuestionMr. Jincks, I live in Massachusetts and have found a singular but very deep hole left (or being used by some animal). The hole is both wide and deep enough to fit an entire adult leg and appears to go strai