Garden Insects

That they have white lines which continuously and unbrokenly encircle the head is the reason why convergent ladybug beetles are called convergent. The adjective in question makes up part of the ladybird's scientific name -- Hippodamia convergens -- because it describes a continuous, unbroken meeting from two different directions. The white lines demarcating the head as well as the two small white slashes on the top of head serve as charmingly, cleanly colorful contrasts to the insect in question's otherwise black and orange coloration.

The sparrows may starve if they cannot find another food source, causing the subsequent possible starvation of the eagles. :)

Biting black gnats like running water, and complete or partial shade. [1] They favor streams that are polluted by higher nutrient, sediment and toxic deposits. Nutrients from residential lawn fertilizers are washed by rain and snow fall events into streams. Sediment gets into streams from eroding streambanks. And toxins from all sorts of household and vehicle products get dumped into streams. [2] Native grass, herbaceous, shrub and tree plantings from stream sides to up over stream banks are successful cultural controls to these three pollutions, and thereby discourage biting black gnat settlement. [3] Botanicals such as pyrethrin are successful spray controls that can safely be used in water environments, against streamdwelling gnat larvae. [4] So the only permanent, successful control to biting black gnats is elimination or minimization of their favored breeding environments. That means that there's only temporary relief, not permanent control, to the human victim of biting black gnats. Appropriate aerosols, repellents, and sprays may be used to chase the gnats away. Fine mesh netting draped over a hat and falling down to the shoulders, as well as longsleeved shirts and longlegged slacks are also protective.

No, the bees' only objective is to obtain nectar from the plant. Pollination is a secondary effect.

Yes, ants can be a problem for lawns. The insects in question make mounded-up entrances to their homes, and such built-up soil can wreak havoc with lawn appearances and mowing schedules. They also may protect pesty aphids, in exchange for the latter's honeydew excretions, and swarm plant roots.

No-see-ums are small insects which bite while flying over the lawn. The insects in question (Ceratopogonidae family) also may be identified as biting midges, punkies, and sand flies.

Yes, black flies can harm clematis even though the plant in question tends to be disease- and pest-resistant if heat, light, moisture and nutrient requirements are respected. The insects in question may be either aphids or fungus gnats. Many fungus gnats tend to affect root health whereas numerous aphids compromise foliage by piercing leaf, stalk and stem tissue, by removing nutrient-rich xylem and sugar-rich phloem from plant interiors, and by vectoring diseases and pathogens.

How do you kill these Millie bugs from house plants please

Garden snails eat a range of different food's love greenery like leaves of various plants. They eat cucumber, lettuce, spinach, carrots, apples and strawberries, those are only a few of the fruits and vegetables that I have given my garden snails. Garden snails CANNOT eat citrus or anything but fruits or vegetables.

Did you ever taste an ant? They are sweet as sugar. Guess where they are at

'Ceratomia undulosa' is the binomial, Latin or scientific name of the waved sphinx moth. In its larval stage, the moth is lime green with red stripes along the side of each segment and with a red horned tail. In its adult stage, its pale gray torpedo-shaped body often is overshadowed by its four inch [10.16 centimeter] wingspan. The forewings sport wavy black and white lines that blend seamlessly with tree bark, one of the moth's favorite resting places.

Diatomaceous earth, insecticidal soaps, lawn aerator shoes, milky spore granules, neem oils, nematodes, organic mulches, potassium-rich nutrient schedules, proper irrigation, and soil aeration kill grubs without killing bees. Mowing schedules that leave grasses two inches (5.08 centimeters) long and overseeding schedules in fall and spring discourage beetles, as the adult stages of grubs, from laying eggs in dense, lush, thick lawns. The above-mentioned controls tend to be most effective when begun once the year's gardening and lawn care projects start up.

Well if I had a pet slug I'd call it 'Slimey'.

Try moth balls instead of gas, they'll last longer and will hopefully drive the bees out with out killing them, or you could be a good person and call a beekeeper to come and take care of it for you Did you try lighting the gas?

Because the presence of food that hasn't been digested or of waste products that haven't been eliminated shows through the critter's clear abdomen explains the name of two-spotted spider mite [Tetranychus urticae Koch]. The two groupings on either side the abdomen may be seen regardless of whether the particular spider mite is colored yellow, pink or pale green. It's easy for the foods and the wastes to accumulate since the two-spotted spider mite is an enthusiastic eater of garden plants, from roses to marigolds.

It depands on the killer you use. Some killers are bad for natural habitats. Others will kill the tamper with house water and may couse desease. It has been proven that if that water is Drunken it could result in birth defects.

If you have pets or children it might. Fruit flies of course come when you bring in sweet fruits such as watermelon, melons and especially bananas. I usually wash all fruit right away to get any juice off them and if possible (other than bananas) I put the fruit in the fridge. Also be sure your in-home garbage pail is cleaned out after eating fruit. Clean all counters if you have cut fruit and you can use a mixture of bleach and water to do this (being sure to rinse well.) Once your fruit is gone so are the fruit flies. Also check the floor for sticky spots that may have dribbled on the floor and wipe up with hot water and a paper towel. You should avoid any type of ignition source is you are spraying alcohol around. It is extremely flammable. spray soapy water first. It kills them just as good and wont be flammable.

They stop the pain by stopping the small flow of poison. Also, if it is beginning to swell it stops the swelling. Some medicines can even paralize the muscle or nerve that is being affected.

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Those with piercing/sipping mouthparts, secretions, spines, or stingers are the garden bugs which cause rashes. A rash can be defined most simply as the changed appearance, color or texture of skin. Such reactions ensue from bug and human interactions which result in former's body parts breaking through the outer protective layer of skin and introducing a liquid, spine, stinger, or toxin which provokes an initial allergic-type reaction.

First of all, why are insects on your retainer?

But if they were flys of anything that flies I probably give it a really good wash. Same for all bugs really, if you've already put your retainer back in wash it anyway. So no, it shouldn't make you ill.

Hope this helped you :)

Permethrin is a pesticide which can control mill bugs. But householders must be careful in its use since the pesticide is toxic to such beloved domestic animals as cats. They in fact need not use pesticides since the insects in question can be controlled by cleaning food-eating and storing areas with soapy water and treating surfaces with bay leaves and with eucalyptus and ti-tree oils.

To get rid of tent caterpillars do not use soapy water i tired it.......it doesnt help.!!! It just gets u wet.........U should try like bee killing crap or some insect killing stuff like bug spry it worked last year.........!!!