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catalpa/catawba worms

QuestionMy daughter lives in NC and I believe it is this worm that defoliated her tree. Will this kill the tree and what can she do about the worms next year? AnswerTHE CATALPA SPHINX1 is a common hawk or sph

squirrels!!

QuestionQUESTION: Hello Stephen, This is my first summer in a new house and we have squirrels! I planted a nice little container garden on my back deck...only to find that the squirrels had no manners at all.

green bug

QuestionQUESTION: On 07/27/2007 I was awaken, by a loud screech, almost like a vulture sound, my puppy started growling, so I jumped up to discover her pawing at something on the porch. I grabbed my glasses and it l

What are these?

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, I live in the country surrounded by farmland. This summer I found caterpillars in my house that are brown, about an inch long,and they have a lot of legs. What are these things and how can I ge

Box Elder Beetles

QuestionJim- We own a home in a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There is a small cluster of trees in the rear of our backyard. We have noticed that the stones (used instead of mulch)contains a slender bug that has a

coyotes/bobcats

QuestionWe are building in an area with lots of coyotes and some bobcats (possibly a mountain lion as well) and were wondering if you have any way to deter them from entering our property as we have small children a

Red Catapillers

QuestionQUESTION: I have two (2) oleander trees in my yard and both are covered with a red caterpillar w/black legs. They are eating the leaves and have also gotten into our grass from the tree area. The

Massive-huge Spider webs in trees

Question Hello Jim, I recently relocated from Ca to Pa and have notices a big difference in bugs out here. It appears that when you move to Pa in the more rural areas you get free membership to the bug of the month

cicadas v. crickets

QuestionDo cicadas sing during the day and crickets at night or do the cicadas simply drown out the lone cricket serenade? Im referring to northeastern Oklahoma territory. AnswerCrickets usually sing both day

Groundhog problem

QuestionI live in London ON near a wooded area and have groundhogs living nearby. They come right to our house and eat all my beautiful flowers and break many off. How can I keep them away? Hope you can help! Yours

Tree insects

QuestionI have a 3yr. old poplar tree that is invested with an insect. The top of the leaves look as if some one sprinkled charcoal dust on them ..but it doesnt wipe off. The bottom side is still green.

green worm attacking my small bristlecone pine in yard

QuestionDiscovered something was munching my bristlecone pine tree in yard -- looked more like deer were nibbling, but futher investigation, found bright green worms, some small and maturing to 3/4 length with legs

voles

QuestionWe have lived on our 8 acres in Indiana since 1975 - this year for the first time we have voles everywhere. Hundreds of nests - I have trapped 33 and got dozens out of nests - there are runs to every g

Insects and White Powder on Flowers

QuestionI planted Marigolds and Silvia and they were doing great. Now I have noticed a white poder on the leaves and hundreds of little white bugs that fly out of them when watering the plants. The Marig

Zucchini; Red Bugs

QuestionI have little red bugs on my zucchini. I think they might be some sort of spider because they have created webs on the leafs of the plant. They are quite small so I cant see how many legs they have or any

munching noises

QuestionAll the time when i walk by our old pine tree i hear a munching sound and there are holes in the tree. Saw dust is falling non stop. What could it be? AnswerThese are insects called pine sawyer. They bore u

Thick Spider Web

QuestionI live in Houston Texas. Recently I have been getting what looks like thick spider webs or some sort of cocoons that engulf the trunk and lower branches of my live oak tree. I will clean them off with a broo

Green Worm

QuestionWe found a large green worm in our yard about 4to4.5 inches long ,as round as a mans index finger It seems to have six small feet and four smaller ones towards the front of the body .Also has large claw like

hummingbird feeder

QuestionLately, we have noticed that our hummingbird feeder has been emptied at night. At first it was tipped and the contents were spilled on the ground. Last night, the bottom of one of the feeders was

whiteflys

QuestionHow in the world do you keep whiteflys off tomato plants AnswerAdult and immature (nymph) stages suck fluids from plant foliage with their piercing-sucking mouthparts. Further injury may result from the sti

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