Colloquial expression usually referring to arthropods.
8
votes
3answers
366 views
Indoor Garden Built - Now Little Flies!
We built this indoor "garden" in our office as a prank for one of our employees who was out for a stint. It was only meant to be temporary, however we have all grown a liking to it.
We ended up ...
8
votes
2answers
1k views
What are these white bugs all over my lettuce?
I noticed these tiny white bugs on several of my romaine leaves today. Detail is not great since it was a camera phone, but they're about 2mm in length and there are hundreds of them.
What are they ...
6
votes
2answers
307 views
What are these woodlouse-like bugs and how do I kill them?
I have these black woodlouse like bugs that infested my whole back yard. They are eating through many of the leaves in our garden and wreaking havoc.
(Click to enlarge)
What kind of pesticide / ...
6
votes
1answer
277 views
What is this Michigan garden insect with a striped body and reddish head?
Here's a photo of a bug in Michigan that's eating my tomato, chard, and other plant leaves. Can you identify it? For extra credit, can you tell me how to get rid of it organically?
5
votes
1answer
187 views
What kind of bug is this and do I need to get rid of it?
I was looking through my vegetable garden this evening and noticed two of these bugs crawling over my lettuce:
Does anyone know what type of bug this is and if it's something I need to get rid of?
...
5
votes
1answer
141 views
What is this grub-like bug that's eating my eggplant leaves?
Recently I noticed some bugs eating the leaves of my eggplant. This is the first time I've ever seen these and so far the only plants they are on are the eggplant, they wont touch the peppers next to ...
4
votes
1answer
82 views
are yellow ladybugs a threat to tomato plants?
I have a tomato plant in a large planter. I spotted several yellow lady bugs on the leaves as i was pruning the plant. The plant seems to be doing very well in the fall so far.
I was a bit curious ...
4
votes
1answer
284 views
What's this hard, brown bug with lots of legs and will it harm my veggies?
I recently moved my seedling outside and as I started removing weeds and moving the soil I found several of these bugs, is it something I should worry about?
In case it matters, I moved some ...
3
votes
1answer
120 views
What are these yellow bugs and should I be worried?
I took a close look at one of my plants, and saw all these tiny yellow bugs.
They don't seem to be hurting the plant, but I thought I'd ask to make sure.
If it helps, this is in the San Francisco ...
