Unseen bugs

QuestionMy mother and I live in a very old house with rotting floors and joist(?). Lately, we have been experiencing tiny little bites that are not really painful but sort of itchy. It seems to be centered around be

tiny white bugs

Questioni have recently found some very small(about the size of a grain of sugar)white insects in my bedroom. Me, my partner nor my 6 week old baby who shares the room with us have any bite marks or rashes. You can

Beetle

QuestionI have an infestation of black shiny small beetles approx 3m x 2mm on my ornamental cherry tree the leaves are pocked with holes what can I do organically. Will they infest other plants, they do not seem to

Spider Identifcation

Question Cocoon Spiders Can you identify these spiders found in an apartment near Ft. Collins, CO. The largest cocoon is about the size of a mans thumb. Each of the cocoons contains a single spider and has a

found and unusual caterpilliar

QuestionQUESTION: I have found an unusual caterpillar that i have never seen before, i cant find a picture of it anywhere on the Internet. it is a very light clear blue, so clear that i can see its insides and has a

small un-none bug found in room

QuestionI have searched all over the Internet for answers, and this site showed similar descriptions but not exactly what i was looking for. The past couple days i have been noticing these tiny small brown bugs... T

gnats

QuestionI have had gnats in the house for several years. They live around my plants near my bay window in the dining room. I have set off bug bombs and have killed them. I know they continue to liv

Bug identity

Question Bug Hello, could you please identify the pest from the picture please? Thanks, Sherrie AnswerSherrie, The image is a bit dark but the shape and long antennae remind me of a cockroach, probably a

pest control on fruit trees

QuestionHi, I have an ongoing problem with plum curculios(plum trees) and codling moths(apple trees)and I am hoping you can tell me an effective way to control them. I have researched and tried natural methods with

Insect Identifictation

Question Mysterious Brown Bug Hi! I live in Savannah, GA, and Ive found this tiny, brown bug on my patio and thought it was pretty, so I snapped a photo. Then, my mom was complaining about some tiny, brown b

Birds nesting in Attic

QuestionAre there any ways to prevent Birds from entering through the attic vents. These are about 2 in diameter holes with screens over them that the birds are going through to nest. The screens are about 30 years

Unidentified mites in house

Question Unidentified specimens Hi, I have been living in a house in N. England for several months now (from mid-november) and have just suddenly noticed the appearance of some unidentified mites. Having just

Butterflies preservation

QuestionQUESTION: We recently framed some dried butterflies for a customer who has returned months later as they seem to be disintegrating. Is there anything we can do to stop the rest of the butterflies being destr

eastern tent caterpillars

QuestionWhat organic solution would you recommend for eastern tent caterpillars on my crapapple tree? AnswerJoAnn, I think the best option would be spinosad insecticide which is a new organically certified materia

dollar week

QuestionI have dollar weed in my garden. With spring here, it appears to be taking over. It is under my sago palm, in between the alyssum and katie ruella and encroaching upon the coreopsis. I also have

Squirrels And My Cushions

QuestionPlease please what can I do to keep squirrels away from destroying my cushions? AnswerYou essentially have two options. 1. Lethal control (be sure to consult state agencies before initiating any control)

bugs

Question insects Hi Jim, I live in FL, and one of my trees have many of these bugs on the trunk, the insects kind of stay all together in the same spot, just like you can see in the pic. Would you please tel

Insects in the tree

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Jack, I live in FL, and one of my trees have many of these bugs on the trunk, the insects kind of stay all together in the same spot, just like you can see in the pic. Would you please tell me

Clover Mites

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, I actually had submitted a question a few days ago about clover mites that Ive been seeing along my windowsills. Per your suggestion Im having all of the weeds along my foundation removed today

mold mites

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, we have some sort of pest that has invaded our home in Fl. for the last several months. It is very tiny and seems as though could be 2 stages. Mostly we have the smallest white spec that appear