caterpiller identification

QuestionHi, Im in the santa cruz mountains, I have a caterpiller living on a potted plant,(portulaca), bright green, approx2+ inches long, yellow & some darker markings w/a yellow horn on its backend. Curious to kno

Pest

QuestionThere are many small piles of small, greyish and red/organge/brown balls on top my newly mulched bed. What are they? Insect eggs? What do I do about them? I live in Gibbstown, which is in

Hibiscus-Gone in 60 seconds

QuestionI live in Plano, TX. Just last night, I was feeding my plants with Miracle Grow and everything was healthy. This A.M. one of my four Hibiscus was gone, except for a few leaves at the top of each stem. Dont s

CARPENTAR ANT BITE

QuestionDo Carpentar ants bite? Are carpentar ant bites poisonous? A week ago I was very focused ON LINE when I felt a sharp stinging feeling on my right ankle and then it did it again and again moving up my r

Squirrels & voles

QuestionI am at my wits end. Im willing to try anything whether it be lethal or not.Please help AnswerUnfortunately, you havent given me much to work with, such as what is the problem. So I will have to send you

slugs & snails on my hosta bed.app.8ft.by 30 ft.

QuestionHi Jim Hosta bed approx 8ft by 30 ft. I have tried everything to control slugs & snails.Pellets work until it rains.I have enclosed the area with old half inch copper pipe but they still get thro.I would lik

deer eating shrubs and flowers

QuestionHi Dan, Deer are eating my shrubs, hydrangeas, and impatiens. Ive tried several things to discourage their munching, to no avail. Help! They visit anytime from dusk to very early in the morning.

all of our plants are being eaten!

QuestionDan Youve probably answered this before, but I cant find it. We live in suburban Maryland, just outside DC. Our property abuts the woods. My wifes the expert in plant identification, but shes out of the coun

chipmunks in the garden.

QuestionI have a vegetable garden surrounded by rabbit fencing in a rural area. We have one or more chipmunks who have eaten all the peas and blueberries and we are afraid will start on the other produce. &nbs

Racoons and rabbits

QuestionThere are rabbits all over my yard eating all the flowers. Ive sprayed with repel and some other $15 spray from Menards with putrified eggs in it but it only works till it rains. Also a racoon is eliminating

scale on bushes

QuestionI am not sure of the name of four bushes in our landscape that have developed sticky yellow semi-transparent egg-like infestations that seem to be connected to the leaves. There are hundreds of them on  

Yellow Squash Problems

QuestionI live in Charlotte North Carolina and just recently I have been having a problem with my squash that is just coming in. It almost looks like a fungis that starts to cover the actual fruit. It seems to start

Termites/central Oklahoma

QuestionI need to find out if the termite treatment for my house is an effective way of killing them. I recently found termites in my house. The company I selected to treat them is locally owned and has been in bus

Fleas

QuestionHELP! I have 1 dog (shepard mix) and 3 house cats. I have had the dog and 2 cats for over 13 years. The third cat I got as a stray over a year ago (and had her checked by the vet before I even brought her

little red bugs on my tomato plants

QuestionHi Mike, I live in Northern VA, about 1/2 hour outside of DC, and have just noticed some tiny red bugs on one of my tomato plants. They have red bodies and black legs and almost look like ants, but theyre

hybiscus insect/worm

QuestionI have a very small, very fertile furry white worm on my hybiscus and it appears to be laying millions of eggs and the blooms are very sick. In the beginning of summer, the plant was thriving and had s

how do i get rid of mice?r...

Questionhow do i get rid of mice? r glu traps effective? what about palstering holes? what is the smallest size hole that needs to b plastered? what is a reasonable charge for plastering? should anti mo

Hi, I am hoping you can help...

QuestionHi, I am hoping you can help me. This is the third summer that my husband and I have lived in our new house. Every summer right at the end of August/early September we have an outbreak of little

Hobo Spiders/Centipedes

QuestionI live in Preston Idaho and seem to be the new living space for hobo spiders. How can I control the spiders and keep them away from my home and garden? They have infested my strawberry patch and now I am

career

QuestionHi! I live in northern humboldt county, california. We have alot of skunks, raccoons, opossoms and fox in this area with only one full time government trapper that covers all 5 surrounding counties