New Product for White Grub Control
White grubs proliferate in some lawns. Photo: www.the-scientist.com If you’ve been dealing with white grubs in your lawn—and losing theContinue Reading
Category: Harmful insects
What’s Eating My Barberries?
Barberry geometer caterpillars feasting on barberry leaves. Photo: ask.extension.org Question: Help! My barberries are being eaten by little caterpillars. I’m sureContinue Reading
Rub Out Insects With Alcohol
Spraying with a rubbing alcohol solution can control insects. Ill.: Claire Tourigny One homemade insecticide that can really do theContinue Reading
The Big Bug Hunt Launches
Over the past five years, The Big Bug Hunt has invited participants to report the bugs found in their gardens. By discoveringContinue Reading
Early Warning! Whiteflies Are Back!
Those tiny white insects that take off when you approach your plants are whiteflies. Photo: warwick.ac.uk As the days getContinue Reading
BTI Against Fungus Gnats
Ill.: clipart.email, clipart-library.com & KissClipart, montage laidbackgardener.blog Fungus gnats are certainly annoying, especially because they are only houseplant pest that comes after you.Continue Reading
Strange “Flowers” on a Rosebush
These fuzzy red growths are not flowers, but galls. Photo: Peter O’Connor, www.flickr.com Question: We have been growing a wildContinue Reading
Where Have All the (Lily) Beetles Gone?
Lily beetles are so brightly colored you can scarcely miss them. Photo: www.telegraph.co.uk I usually write this blog to answerContinue Reading
The Moth That Flies Like a Hummingbird
Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) visiting a thistle. Video: gifer.com One of the more curious insects you’re likely to run into asContinue Reading
Quite the Caterpillar!
Question: My tree is full of caterpillars. Can you identify them? And what should I do about them? I suspectContinue Reading