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Will growing Garlic in a garden keep insects away?
As far as I can tell, there is very little empirical data on garlic and mosquitoes. And all of the studies I have seen show mixed results for ingesting garlic or using garlic as a mosquito repellent. ...
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What is this caterpillar?
Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758) Gabi Moth, Vine Hawk Moth
You must have disturbed it as it has tucked its head under its thorax and expanded its eye segments. It's agriculturally important as the ...
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Rollie pollies - are they harmful to vegetables?
The wood at the bottom of the bed looks pretty dark in comparison to the rest of the side. It's most likely that the woodlice are feeding off a decaying box, rather than anything in the bed. They'll ...
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Infested leaves - red currant
This is an aphid infestation, specifically Currant Blister Aphid, see here https://www.rhs.org.uk/biodiversity/currant-blister-aphid for information, though its a UK link so some of the treatment ...
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How to treat diseases and bugs on peach tree?
Peach trees are deciduous and lose their leaves in the winter, so don't worry about that. The leaves can turn gold/brown before they drop. Some munched leaves on a healthy tree are not a problem.
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Is if safe to use this insecticide (d-Allethrin, Permethrin, Piperonyl butoxide) on my edible herbs?
It's extremely helpful that you included the actual ingredient list in your question, rather than a brandname - thank you!
So you know, I grow anything that I eat organically and this question is one ...
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What is eating my strawberries?
They're also called Box Elder Bugs. Here's a fact sheet from the University of Minnesota which also shows them as feeding on plants and fruits in years with particularly large populations. Large ...
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Unidentified indoor insects in my Click & Grow garden
These are aphids, soft bodied insects that suck plant fluids and spread plant diseases.
Control is easily done with soap and water and persistence. Create a solution of 5 ml dish soap to 1 liter of ...
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Killing off Emerald ash borer (EAB)
I found this document on the subject
http://www.emeraldashborer.info/documents/Multistate_EAB_Insecticide_Fact_Sheet.pdf
On the site
http://www.emeraldashborer.info/
It seems to be a treasure trove of ...
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Bugs on a tree, what should I do?
Not being from the UK, I'd say:
Aphids. Because they hatch out and go to feed.
They certainly don't help it, as they are sucking sap from it.
Insecticidal soap solution (which can be washing-up ...
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Identify striped bug on plants: safe or suspect?
It is Rosemary beetle, certainly. How much of a pest it is depends on how many there are; if there are a lot, they can reduce a lavender or rosemary plant to virtually woody stumps by eating it all, ...
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How should I deal with these ill pepper plants?
To be frank, I'd bin them without a second's hesitation, and would have done so a while back, and that's what I recommend to you. They're serving no useful purpose other than as a source of infection ...
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Help identifying a bug that's attacking my Mimosa pudica
This insect looks like a blind springtail, which is an insect that feeds on fungi.
Google "soil biology primer" download this great manual on soil biology.
Look on page 26.
Here's another ...
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What are these tiny white spider-like bugs in my soil and on plants?
Long post..apologies in advance
Question #1:
Are they moving? Specifically, are they jumping? {{shivers down spine}}
Jumping = Springtails (below)
No Movement = could be the caste exosteleton of ...
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Mint plant with white spots and black dots. Possible insect culprit
You've posted a very good image from which it's easy to see this is a Ligurian Leafhopper. The black dots are likely frass (the insect's poo) and they feed by sucking the sap from the leaves and stems ...
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Are these pests or ladybird larvae?
Yes, they seem to be from a ladybird. Which one I cannot see (there are many species), see here for example for a few that are common in the UK.
The ladybird larvae feed on aphids, so I think that's ...
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What is eating my strawberries?
According to Wikipedia, these bugs don't normally feed on berries, but it does happen (emphasis mine):
Although they specialize on the seeds from maple, boxelder and ash, they may pierce other parts ...
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Bugs on a tree, what should I do?
I agree with the other answer - they are aphids, and they prefer new growth because it's soft, tender and probably tastier. Aphids are persistent and you will likely need to treat more than once - you ...
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Snake eating tomato plant leafs?
Those are just leafminers. Anyway, I'm not sure about on seedlings with few leaves (that might actually be a problem), but they're generally not a big threat to plants, they say.
I would recommend ...
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Will growing Garlic in a garden keep insects away?
From my research, sort of. The garlic plant itself does not keep bugs away but when you make a paste or spray garlic water onto the plants that acts a lot like the pesticide that can be used. It helps ...
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What's hatched on my rose?
I agree they do look like spider mites - however, you are in the UK, and red spider mite is only an issue on indoor plants here, never outdoors. I suggest you relocate your rose to the outdoors, and ...
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How to protect apple pears from getting lot of bugs?
There is a good chance you have Codling Moth infestation. There are pesticides that can help but you can also likely fight back without chemicals by removing much of the fruit early in the year so ...
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What is the white residue spreading across my dracaena and how do I treat it?
I think the white things are insects (scales), they suck sap from the plant which is of course harmful for the plant. You see that yellow spots exists where they were sucking. You can try to wipe them ...
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Identify these little bugs on my cherry tree (and others)
That pest appears to be Black Cherry Aphid,and it will be very active and highly visible at this time of year. I didn't realise it could be a problem in Europe- this link has a great picture http://...
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Tomato Plant Bugs
I don't think these are spider mites, they are aphids, adult and young ones, they just happen to be reddish brown. Aphids can be black, white, red, brown, or green, but the solution is similar. You ...
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Hundreds of unknown bugs on certain plants
This is a Shield Bug (Palomina prasina) sometimes known as stinkbug,though the actual stinkbug is a specific type, Acrosternum hilare, the North American stinkbug. By September, the new generation has ...
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messy curry leaf plant
On the assumption that all the images are of the same plant, the problem is a rather heavy scale infestation - the fluffy white deposits are connected to the scale insect. If you are using this plant ...
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What are these little balls (green, yellow, orange) in my potting mix?
As the comments indicate this is slow release fertilizer mixed in with the soil less mix at the plant. The biodegradable resin coated shell allows for a slow release of the fertilizer.
A common trade ...
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Is this a pest? How can I get rid of it?
The dark ones are aphids, and the white ones are likely whitefly since they have wings. Since you have both then a careful search will probably turn up mealybugs as well since they are a known pest of ...
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Please help identify tiny white bugs on the soil of my raised bed
These are springtails (Collembola) and are completely harmless. They are soil dwelling invertebrates and live of dead plant material and graze from fungus that grows on dead material. Although they ...
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