Pest Identification

Medicinal marijuana has been steeped in controversy for years and we’re not taking a stand either way. It started back in the the 1930’s, with Hollywood films depicting it as an [...]

  What looks like a wasp, annoys the kids, and has a sting like no other? That would be the deer fly – a nuisance that feeds on blood and pollen, and causes annoyance to every living [...]

Stout in stature and colorful in appearance, scarab beetles come in more than 30,000 different varieties. While some scarab beetles are known to help recycle dung, others, such as the Japanese [...]

Stag beetles don’t mess around when it comes to finding food or mates, making them a somewhat hard-to-handle insect in some parts of the country. Competitors at heart, male stage beetles [...]

Root-knot nematodes live within soil and feed off the roots of plants such as okra, tomatoes, peppers, corn, and peas, extracting the water and nutrients from the roots in order to survive. These [...]

They’re creepy, crawly, small, and annoying. Wax scales won’t stop until they’ve destroyed every plant in the garden. Although they can be difficult to kill, wax scales can be [...]

Spittlebugs, tiny insects that feed on herbaceous plants, pine trees, and redwood trees, can damage gardens, crops, and trees. Unfortunately, while the damage they cause is often easily visible, [...]

Once thought to be creatures out of a low-budget Hollywood movie, cyborg insects are now making waves in the professional scientific community. New ideas from the world of technology are emerging [...]

  Many insects are most active during the warm-weather months, when they inflict the most damage. Where do these creepy, crawly critters go during cold and harsh winter months though?  How [...]

Whiteflies are tiny, pervasive little insects that are suprisingly difficult to control. Their little white bodies can pack a powerful punch, as they are vampires of vegetation. Once they attach [...]