This past week I have noticed several new leaves on my 3 year old Annabelle hydrangea curling up. There are black eggs or insects inside. Is this something serious? Is there anything I can do to get rid of whatever…
I have two mature viburnum bushes in my backyard and every year the leaves are being eaten by small grey-ish insects (a bit smaller than a maggot) and the leaves are turned into “skeletons”. I have done some research and…
The picture is of a plant with red, fleshy stalks and early blooming yellow flowers. I haven’t been able to identify it and thus know whether to eradicate it as there are a few in our Urban garden in Peterborough.…
I had an infestation of Japanese beetles last summer that attacked my roses. Is there anything I can do now to prevent an onslaught of the pests. If they return can I do anything else besides pick them off the…
Toronto …is pepper a good preventative?thanks…
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I noticed this on a branch of my September ruby apple, I live in Saskatoon. I’m hoping you might be able to identify it and if it needs treating. It’s a thin black layer, almost like mildew, that you…
What is the best way to control and prevent cherry fruit flies from laying eggs in cherries?
They infested quite a few of my back yard cherries with eggs (and the worms/larvae that hatch from them) last summer (2019) and…
I’ll do anything to discourage the critters visiting the yard, since I see their footprints, and their body hair shedding. I’m sure a racoon dragged a bag of stale bread under the back stairs, as a hideaway, from a neighbour’s…
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I am having the hardest time eradicating a fungus gnat infestation indoors. I’ve stopped watering, sprayed with Safer’s End All, placed sticky traps and vinegar traps, and still have a problem with several plants. I am certain they came…
It appears as though many of the flowering plants in my garden have powdery mildew. There’s a grey substance that covered the leaves; some of the flowers died, others did not bloom. There also seems to be bugs: small orange…
