Questions tagged [insects]
Six-legged arthropods
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Bugs on a tree, what should I do?
Let me begin by saying I'm not much of a gardener, I can do the basics like trimming the hedges and cutting the grass with a lawn mower, but that's about it.
I live in West Yorkshire, UK.
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Can someone identify this grub please
I found this critter in a planter full of wet compost. So far theres about 10. I was going to plant strawberries in it. I’d like to know if it is something cool or something that likes strawberries ...
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What are these pests that look like thrip larva?
They are very small and look like the earliest stages of thrip larva, but I have never seen an adult thrip, even though I see these guys often, so I don't think that's what they are. They walk on ...
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What are these insects on my Japanese maple tree?
I live in Sweden and have a Japanese maple tree in a pot on my balcony. This October I saw maybe hundreds of small insects on my tree which I believe caused the leaves to crumble and fall. Which to me ...
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Pests on a Kiyomi Tangor orange tree
A few months ago we purchased a Kiyomi Tangor orange tree from a local, quality nursery. It is planted in a large pot indoors with lots of light. The tree has been doing well with lots of new growth.
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Insects on lemon plant
See the insects on my lemon plant. It's eating out all the leaves of lemon plant. Same insects eating my curry leaves too.
Please suggest how to remove those.
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Tiny black and white insects under every pot
In my small garden, I used to have a lot of garden ants living under the pots. With these ants, there used to live black, and some white insects. They (ants and those insects) live under every pot.
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Request for identification of insects on Brussels sprouts
I found these eggs all over my Brussels sprout plant. Interestingly, none of the other plants near this one had any eggs on it.
In the close-up, it looks like some of the eggs are hatched.
What insect ...
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What are the issues plaguing my lemon tree and how can I bring it back to glory?
Have just moved house and have a lemon tree that appears to be suffering from numerous issues. What exactly is causing the issues seen in the below pictures, and how can I effectively treat them?
I've ...
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What are these insects on my pepper plants?
They seem to have come out of nowhere in the past week.
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Bright Yellow Spider with spots/lines
Trying to identify this little guy I found crawling around outside (Pittsburgh, PA area). It is a bright yellow spider with black spots and lines on it.
The only thing I turned up in my searches was ...
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Insect identification
The other day I noticed a large concentration of these insects hanging around my squash plants. What are they? Are they a pest I should be concerned about?
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Can anyone identify what sort of egg or pupa this is?
Can anyone identify what these little critters might be? We are
Trying to be on the offense for the fig beetles that are sure to return this season and so we began inspecting the tree and the dirt.
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What is this insect in my plants?
I was having some problems with my plants, that somebody identified as thrips.
Just today, I moved one of the pots on my plants, and from underneath I found a lot of tiny insects.
I was able to get ...
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Cupressus with brown branches
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I live in Sintra Portugal (by the sea) so with mild climate type 9. The terrain is sandy but I tend to fertilize annually and I have drop-by-drop irrigation. This year my ...
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What is this thing on the leaf of a Highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) bush near a pond on Long Island, NY?
My first thought was some kind of insect eggs, but then it seemed reminiscent of some kind of fungal fruiting body.
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How to move a spider?
There is a small spider in one of the rooms in my apartment (I should probably post a picture of it).
There is another room with a lot of potted plans which attract small flies. I would like to move ...
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Ants on trees - ok or bad?
I have two trees that experience significant traffic of ants up and down?
Crataegus 'Pauls's Scarlet' - An established mid-age tree. Ants go up to the top of the tree, can't see what they are looking ...
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Any idea why bees are rooting around in our new potting soil in our outdoor raised beds?
This isn’t bothering us at all, just curious…
We assembled a raised bed on our back deck in Washington, DC a few days ago. We used peat-free Organic Mechanics container blend potting soil. Then these ...
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What insect is it? It always attacks indoor plant and annoying!
This is the closest photo shoot I could get before the insect flies away or gets murdered by my hands.
Could anyone identify what insect is it?
Why does it attack my plant?
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What are these insects on my roses?
They do not seem to be harming the plants (yet), but I am concerned because of their sheer number!
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Is it a good idea and how to introduce frogs in my garden?
I am trying to sustainably get a grip on the flies, mosquitoes and other such insects' population. We live in the San Francisco Bay Area.
We have a decent sized backyard (about 3000 sq ft of garden/...
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Draceana marginata extreme leaf-shedding
I’ve had this Dracaena marginata for over 8 years now (so I’ve got quite attached to it). It has always been fine no matter how I’ve treated it. I’ve forgotten to water it and overwatered it over the ...
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Bug identification
I'm trying to identify this bug on Tecoma stans (yellow elder) kept in a cool house in wintry Ontario.
Sorry for the quality but this is about as good as my microscope can manage. Bug is tiny, less ...
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What disease is causing raised blisters on the leaves of my java plum tree?
Plant: Syzygium cumini. Appearance: blisters (gall) on both sides. After some time holes appear in the blisters. What kind of disease is this? This exists all year round and is not seasonal.
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Identify these insects hiding under compost
I use a layer of compost as mulch, but every time I water, millions of tiny insects start jumping all over the place. Is it possible to identify them as I'm not sure if they're decomposing the organic ...
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Are these scale insects? How to get rid of them?
I have tried to kill them with Neudorff Spruzit spray (Pyrethrin) and Provanto spray (Flupyradifurone) and they still keep spreading after 2-3 months from first poisoning. I really need help because ...
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What are these seeds/eggs that appear on my indoor plant leaves?
I keep finding these tiny brown ridged "seeds" that appear on the leaves of my indoor plants. Since seeds don't normally fly, I am guessing they might actually be related to an insect. But ...
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What are these weird white spots and black spots on my Monstera?
I used a microscope on one of those black dots and took a picture.
I also found this insect that looks suspicious.
I don't know if the white spots are related to the black dots.
What can I do?
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Tamarind tree leaves and branches are turning brown all of a sudden
My tamarind tree is around 25 years old and it was all healthy till 3 months back. All of a sudden some of its branches and leaves are turning brown. Tree is full of fruits now and even they are ...
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Is if safe to use this insecticide (d-Allethrin, Permethrin, Piperonyl butoxide) on my edible herbs?
I've got a fly (the small kind) infestation in some of my herbs.
Is it safe to use this insecticide on edible herb plants?
Here is the product composition:
d-Allethrin 0.08%
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What are these small black flecks on my brussels sprouts?
I've been battling aphids all summer and they were ruthless to all my brassica plants. It's the beginning of October and they seem to have backed off of my kale (what's left of it), but I've still ...
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Monstera with tiny white flecks (spores?), large brown spots, small white dots
I thought this might be under-watering but have just noticed these small white flecks (first photo) - they can be brushed off but are covering the entire plant, even the healthy leaves and stems. They ...
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Pest identification
I'm dealing with an infestation in many of my plants, and it seems to be different things. Generally my plants are very happy, but every once in a while one of them just rapidly detoriates, with ...
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Mint plant with white spots and black dots. Possible insect culprit
My mint plant has been getting white spots with black small dots all over it. I've cut them all down at some point, they always start to grow/sprout again perfectly without any spots, but soon enough ...
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holes in bell pepper
I'm at Seattle. Recently, I found holes on our bell pepper even when it's small.. Any ideas on what caused it? There're also some holes on leaves too, but not a lot. Shall I buy some oil or insect ...
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Yellowish spots under and above the leaves
What are these yellowish spots under and above the bell pepper plant? And I can see black ants around these spots.
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What are these eggs?
These were on a tomato leaf in my garden. The closest match I found on Google Images was ladybug eggs, which looked similar but did not have the white rings at the top. Is this just another species of ...
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What kind of beetle is this? Beneficial or Pest?
This beetle was found on napa cabbage. It doesn't look like it's feeding off the napa cabbage. Not sure if I should let it go to backyard where the veggie beds. Is this a beneficial or pest? ...
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Weeping Willow in trouble
Something looks like it’s making holes in the limbs and trunk. No insects present, but Weeping Willow trees are dying. Any idea what it is and how to treat to save the trees?
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Are moles effective at controlling Japanese beetle grubs?
My garden is under assault this summer by Japanese beetles from above, and moles from below. From my research, Japanese beetles lay their eggs a few inches underground, and moles are voracious ...
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What caused the crazing under the bark of this conifer?
When the bark fell off of this dead conifer in the Pacific Northwest I was amazed by the pattern on the cambium (or is it phloem?). I assume some sort of insect caused this? If so, what kind? And ...
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Is this an insect (wasp/bee) bore in my soil?
everyday there’s a new bore in the soil of my potted aloe plant. Could you help identify what this is?
There’s little mounds of soil that are balled up around the hole and I keep destroying them but ...
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What insect is this?
This bug appeared overnight in my backyard. I’m in southern Arizona USA. What is it?
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What is this bug, and how worried do I need to be? [duplicate]
This creature was on one of my tomato plants. I saw only the one. What is it, and do I need to be worried about it?
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Black and yellow insect on lavender
I'm trying to identify the following bug on a lavender plant.
Theres about a half dozen of them and they appear to have six legs and a long abdomen. They're black with yellow or orange sides.
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What is this bug skeletonizing some of my tomato leaves?
This insect is causing minor damage to tomato leaves in my garden.
Critter is mostly black with tan wing suit around the periphery. The wing suit is not between the legs which it extends as required ...
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Possible pest identification on Weeping Blue Atlas cedar
Location is Portland, Oregon, USA.
We have a blue atlas cedar that's at least 20 years old. It was recently pruned (by an arborist) and now the needles are turning brown.
To check for insect pests ...
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Rose tip got brown burn quilted and dropped rose head
I bought this rose from David Austin last year
https://www.davidaustinroses.com/us/the-poet-s-wife-shrub-rose
Every since it was fine until I check it today in May 25 (I am in Pacific Northwest)
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What are these tiny spherical green eggs on my sweet peas?
My daughter spotted a cluster of tiny (1 mm) bright green spherical eggs on the underside of a leaf on the sweet peas the other day. I took the leaf off and kept it in a jar in case we can find out ...
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