Outdoor Lipstick Plant Invader
The plant is in a big outdoor container mostly in the shade with Coleus and Mona Lavender. The Lipstick Plants leaves are being chopped up into funny shapes and some are being eaten.…
Tag Archives: pests
Pest question
I am new at veggie gardening and we have had some major leaf chewing going on with our tomatoes, zuccini, sunflower…any ideas? I see no bugs on the leaves.
We live in Thornhill…
Emerald Cedar Bugs/ Damage
Hello,
Wondering if anyone can help to identify the bugs I captured off of my emerald cedar trees. The branches seem to be drying out and dying off in sections / limbs of the tree.
I applied Cygon to the…
Oak help please
I have treated our oak with btk three weeks ago and all seemed well until leaves started disintegrating (see image). Help please.…
Dutchman’s Pipe
Some of the leaves on my large Dutchman’s Pipe have become shriveled up and look like the front end of a conch shell
Can you please tell me what causes that and how to remedy it.
Thanks…
Insects on Cherry Trees
Hi,
My Cherry tree has insects on it, which are eating up the leaves. How can I get rid of them?
Please suggest remedies.
Thanks,
Sheena…
Gardenia – black spots
Hi there,
I’ve read your other posts (as well a lot on the internet) to try to figure this out without success. I recently purchased a gardenia plant from a local garden center. There were a few of them that…
Gerbera Plants. flowers twisted,
Plants, same pots now as last summer. Purchased separately, planted in 3 pots. Sat in a North window and blossomed
all winter. Spider mites treated with dish soap in a gal. of water, thorough spray then showered off. Roots seem…
Mildew on my itoh peony
I have powdery mildew all over my itoh peony. After it blooms should I just cut it to the ground? Do I need to spray it once I do this(with what?)? Will cutting it in June effect next years growth?…
Wildlife damage
A rabbit is causing considerable damage to plants in my fenced backyard. It appears to prefer natives and has nibbled woodland phlox, bellwort, black-eyed susan, and sensitive fern down to the ground. It is a master at hiding and, as…