Can you tell me what kind of bug this is in my garden today. There are several of them on the flowers and the foliage of my cantaloupe they look like lightning bugs but I'm not sure. Thank you
Difficult to say from just your description. Lightening Bugs are beneficial beetles to our gardens!
You can upload an image to us or even take a specimen to your County Extension Service.
This link will help you locate your nearest office.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/extension-search/
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/beneficial/attracting-lightning-bugs.htm
Can you tell me what kind of bug this is in my garden today. There are several of them on the flowers and the foliage of my cantaloupe they look like lightning bugs but I'm not sure. Thank you
This does appear to be a Lightening Bug.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/beneficial/attracting-lightning-bugs.htm
ive moved into a house and the front lawn as 8 ant hills they stick up above the lawn and there unsightly they are red ants can you help please. jill
This article will help you.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/how-to-control-ants-in-lawns.htm
How do I eradicate them?
That is a loaded question! They are probably the toughest nastiest beetle known to man. I recommend a two pronged approach to get at both the adult beetles and the grubs in the soil. Spray the rosebushes with an insecticide that lists control of such beetles. Get some Bayer Tree and Shrub Granules and apply the product around the base of each rosebush working into the soils lightly. Water it in well once applied. The insecticide in the granules goes up through the root system and into the natural juices of the rose and gets at anything eating any part of the rose. Plus it kills the soils grubs that turn into more adult beetles. You never ever want to buy or use any of those Japanese Beetle Traps on the market! They actually attract more beetles to your roses than what you may be dealing with. The only way to use such traps is to place them a long ways away from your property so that the beetles go elsewhere and leave your roses alone. Just kidding on the traps locations but those traps are not a good thing at all if you love roses and have problems already.
i have seen some people put the red plastic drinking cups over corn silk to prevent moths from laying eggs, does it work?
It certainly sounds like it may work in keeping worms from entering the ears.
We suggest using a clothespin to do the same and it would not block as much sunlight.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/corn-earworm-control.htm
the difference between grubs and slugs? treatment
Grubs are the larva of insects and slugs are slimy, yucky pests all to their own. Grubs tend to be hard and either white, tan or brown. Slugs will be soft and grey or brown.
These articles will go over how to treat them:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/get-rid-of-grub-worms.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/kill-garden-slugs.htm
Please identify these caterpillar for my
These may be Tent Worms, though with limited information an id is difficult.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/tent-worms-control.htm
You can take a sample to your County Extension Office as they can help id for your region and growing zone.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/extension-search/