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- Q.Preventing Garden Pests - How do you pretreat your garden to minimize bugs and other insects that destroy your produce?
- Q.Aphid Control - Can you help me with aphid control?
- Q.Bugs Causing Holes In Leaves - What do I do about bugs in the leaves causing holes?
- Q.Killing Insects In Garden - What is the best way to kill squash bugs?
- Q.Root Maggots - I have a small garden patch and the first year every thing grew so well, but last year my onions ...
- Q.Foliage Plants - I have a foliage plant that I purchased and noticed a few weeks later it was infested with small black bugs with ...
- Q.Worms In My Plant Roots - I have a spiky, semi-hardy variegated plant that has been dying. The leaves are going brown and drying off. I have ...
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February 25, 2011Q.Preventing Garden Pests
How do you pretreat your garden to minimize bugs and other insects that destroy your produce?
Answered by
Nikki on
February 25, 2011
Certified ExpertA.We are HUGE fans on neem oil for that. It is safe for humans and animals and beneficial bugs but is very good for keeping away damaging bugs. It is as effective as a pre-treatment as it is as a post treatment. Here is more information on it: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/neem-oil-uses.htm
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- Asked by
Carlmlewis on
March 6, 2011Q.Aphid control
Can you help me with aphid control?
- Answered by
Heather on
March 6, 2011
Certified ExpertA.This article will help you:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/homemade-aphid-control-a-natural-way-to-kill-aphids.htmWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
Anonymous on
March 7, 2011Q.Bugs Causing Holes in Leaves
What do I do about bugs in the leaves causing holes?
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Nikki on
March 8, 2011
Certified ExpertA.Is it holes like the plant has been chewed or holes like the plant has been shot with buckshot? If it looks like it has been shot, then it is likely flea beetles and this article will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/what-are-flea-beetles.htmIf the leaves have been chewed, have you seen the pest and can you describe it? If we can identify it, we can better give you advice on how to treat them.
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Anonymous on
March 23, 2011Q.Killing Insects in Garden
What is the best way to kill squash bugs?
- Answered by
Nikki on
March 24, 2011
Certified ExpertA.We really like neem oil for these kinds of pests. It kills damaging bugs but does not harm people, pets or beneficial bugs. This article has more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/neem-oil-uses.htm
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Anonymous on
March 28, 2011Q.Root Maggots
I have a small garden patch and the first year every thing grew so well, but last year my onions and all my root veggies were infested with a root maggot. Is there any other way to rid the garden of root maggots other than using a pesticide? Plus, two years in row I have planted spaghetti squash and they start to produce but then the squash die and fall off, why?
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Nikki on
March 29, 2011
Certified ExpertA.Here is an article that you may find helpful: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/root-eating-insects-identifying-vegetable-root-maggots-and-root-maggot-control.htm
As for the squash, it sounds like a pollination problem. These articles will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/beneficial/insect-pollination-process.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/squash/squash-fruit-falling-off-the-plant.htm
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Anonymous on
April 3, 2011Q.Foliage Plants
I have a foliage plant that I purchased and noticed a few weeks later it was infested with small black bugs with wings. How can I save my plant?
- Answered by
Nikki on
April 4, 2011
Certified ExpertA.They could be a few different pests. But the best way to deal with them would be to spray down the plant with a hose and then treat it with an insecticide. I personally like neem oil. It is organic and safe for pets and people. Here is more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/neem-oil-uses.htm
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April 5, 2011Q.Worms in My Plant Roots
I have a spiky, semi-hardy variegated plant that has been dying. The leaves are going brown and drying off. I have inspected the soil and found lots of curled up little worms tucked right up into the root. They are brownish and less than a centimeter long, probably 1-2 mm thick. It should be noted that the soil is probably too wet for the plant. I have changed all the soil as best I can. What are the worms, and how do I treat them?
- Answered by
Nikki on
April 6, 2011
Certified ExpertA.They are grubs of some kind. I would recommend treating the soil with an insecticide to kill the grubs, and repot the plant in new soil.
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