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What are these orange insects under the leaves of my mandevilla?
First, I'll set the scene:
Location: South Florida
Temperature: 75°F - 85°F most days
Rain: Had been fairly dry until the last couple days
Affected plant: Mandevilla with yellow flowers
Story:
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What's eating my Peaches?
Several of my peaches have this crystalised goop on the outside, as seen in the first picture.
Cutting the peach open reveals some kind of bug trail. The hole the bug made is full of the sticky ...
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Tomato plant looks like it has grains of salt - what is it and how do I treat it?
My cherry tomato plant has been showing some yellowing of leaves over the past week or so. Just today I noticed the formation of these cluster of white granules - not sure if it's connected to the ...
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Can anyone identify this abnormality that is on my dwarf citrus?
I recently noticed what looks like small beetles on our dwarf citrus tree. Can anyone identify this abnormality?
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Is this something harmful that I should attempt to ...
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What is this bluish-grey bug on my lettuce, and how do I treat it?
I have a planter with several lettuce plants and other plants growing on my balcony. Recently, all of "normal" leafy lettuces were rapidly overcome by a bug. A sawtooth, more mizuna-like lettuce was ...
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What insect/disease causes lemons to look like a Cthulhu and how can this be prevented?
Earlier today, pictures of weirdly shaped lemons were shared on reddit. The top comment there says it is a case of citrus bud mites, which actually seems to make sense.
My questions are:
Is this ...
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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.
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What kind of pesticide / ...
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What are the mini-white moths on my tomato plant?
I have some tomato plants indoors. Recently a number of very small (1 mm or so) moths dwell on the leaves.
What are these? Are they harmful? What can I do about them?
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What animal is eating my cherry tomatoes and strawberries?
My garden (first ever!) has been doing great. Yesterday I harvested my potatoes, which left half the garden open and bare. Some critter seemed to view this now-open landscape as an invitation to come ...
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Little green bugs on root of indoor plants
I got a plant pot in my room, growing some coriander.
I noticed some dusty stuff at the foot of the stalks, and upon closer inspection they are tightly clustered tiny little bugs!
They are all over ...
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How do I identify and eradicate the pest that is destroying the plants in my flowerbox?
We transplanted an assortment of pretty flowers for our windowsill some weeks ago (albeit rather crudely) and they were growing bright and healthy. Over the last week, however they've been plagued! I ...
