Category: Insect Pests

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Do’s and Don’ts of Winter Gardening

Do’s Clear up leaf litter and dead material.

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How to Stop Caterpillars Eating Your Fruit and Vegetables

Caterpillars are the larvae of moths and butterflies.

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Garden Problem of the Month

October 2020AphidsAphids are sap-sucking insects that feed on many different plants. They are often called greenfly but there are many species that are other colours; yellow, red, even black.

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Yellow, Curled Up Growing Tips on Your Tomatoes or Potatoes?

If you see the growing tips of your newly planted tomatoes or potatoes curling up and going yellow, they may be infected with a bacterium of the genus Liberibacter.

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Identification of Pests, Weeds, Diseases, etc.

Often, people have pests or weeds they want identified so that they can find out how to control them.

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Ideas For Keeping the Kids Occupied this Easter Weekend

Some Things You and Your Children Can Do This Loong Weekend in LockdownThis Easter weekend may seem like just another part of the lockdown, but here are some ideas for…

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What’s in a Name?

Commonly Common Names Cause Confusion Common names of organisms are often different from one country to another, from one area to another.

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Beneficial Insects

How to Attract Beneficial Insects to Your Garden Beneficial insects are your garden's first and most natural line of defense against the pest insects that can damage your garden plants.

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Who are the Goodies in Your Garden?

Beneficials in Your Garden You will often hear tell of the beneficial insects and other organisms (goodies) in your garden that help you control the pests (baddies) and protect your plants…

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Thrip Damage to Rhododendrons

Do your rhododendron leaves look silvered and pale as in the photo above? If so, then your rhododendrons are suffering from thrip damage.

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