Gnats Are a Very Minor Annoyance
You’re sitting quietly reading your newspaper (or this blog) when, all of a sudden, a tiny black insect starts flyingContinue Reading
Category: Harmful insects
Mealybugs on Bananas
There’s been a lot of commotion lately… I’d even say, total panic! People are finding mealybugs on their bananas!!! How?Continue Reading
How to Scare Off Thrips?
I Was Laidback Before I Was a Gardener. My patience was already limited before I started growing things, and moreContinue Reading
Birch Catkin Bug: Stinky Bugs Falling From Trees
Question My birch trees are infested with bugs. They hang in a cluster at the end of the branches. WhileContinue Reading
The Wrong Caterpillar on My Milkweeds
What to do when you plan for a monarch caterpillar and a stranger shows up in its place? Question IContinue Reading
Crane Fly: Giant Mosquito or Plant Pest?
Crane fly, European crane fly, Tipula paludosa, mosquito hawk, skeeter-eater, flying daddy longlegs or something like “yuck, that’s really ugly.”Continue Reading
Bugs: Garden Friends or Foes?
Garden soil isn’t sterile … and we wouldn’t want it to be sterile. Rather, it needs to teem with life.Continue Reading
Conifer Needles Against Slugs
Question My hostas are attacked by slugs and I have tried many things to control them with variable amounts ofContinue Reading
Earwigs: Friend or Foe?
Ennemies in North America, But Friends in Europe Here’s the answer I gave to a reader of my newspaper gardenContinue Reading
Wireworms: Small Pest, Major Annoyance!
They’re found in our gardens and lawns, but they are most annoying when they show up in our vegetable beds.Continue Reading