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New insect like a bee on my flowers and a new insect structure under my eaves #884200

Asked September 05, 2024, 3:40 PM EDT

I took a photo I can send if I had an address



Carver County Minnesota

NEEM OIL MIXED WITH INSECTICIDAL SOAP #881768

Asked August 16, 2024, 11:34 AM EDT

How to, can, should you mix insecticidal soap (used as a spreader/sticker) with neem oil as a spray for magnolia scale?

Oakland County Michigan

sick tree #881485

Asked August 14, 2024, 2:01 PM EDT

I want to know if you can tell me what is wrong with this tree and if I can do anything to help it get better? It's losing its leaves prematurely, starting a few weeks ago. They appear to have some kind of an insect in the leaves and that may be what's causing the problem. What do you suggest?



Mason County Michigan

Douglas Firs may have spider mites #877865

Asked July 18, 2024, 9:30 PM EDT

We have six 60+ year old Douglas firs and a Cedar (closely related to Western Red but likely a cultivar) that appear to have an infestation of spider mites. Can anyone confirm this? I can get more photos or submit a sample. I also need to know what to do, if anything can be done. The infestation appears to be pretty large but most of the limbs are too tall for me to reach or even see well. I hope the only answer is NOT to spray them with insecticide because that would have a huge impact on my native backyard habitat. I don't think I could do it. Thanks so much!



Multnomah County Oregon

Wheel bug morphology #872795

Asked June 12, 2024, 12:38 PM EDT

I am planning on getting a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) tattoo incorporating one of my favorite insects, Arilus cristatus. I intend on having the adult bug perched on top of the "DN" about to strike an inchworm forming the "R," the caterpillar ignorant of its impending doom. Since this is a functional as well as a decorative tattoo, and the adult has that massive crest, I also intend to replace much of the thorax with a Star of Life, the symbol of emergency medical services. A cog logo to replace the cog-like thorax. However, I am always incredibly sensitive to morphological errors in illustrations, and do not want my own body to be a permanent exhibit of one. (Eg, I saw a wonderful honeybee. But I immediately spotted the major issue: the wings were completely separate.) So I have some questions regarding the species’ minutiae to a tattooable extent. Such as the ocellus I noticed behind each large compound eye, but those would only interfere with the image. One major question has to do with its striking pose. The dynamic moment just before a kill in static form. Each foot appears to have a single tarsus and I am tempted to think those are held back on the raptorial forelegs and not used, at least until the prey is already grasped, simply by analogy with mantises. But since they only need to plunge in the beak and keep a hold until the saliva’s pacification this is may not be an accurate comparison. And I love the look of red antennae, but that would needs to be aesthetically balanced. Some images show individuals with red on the legs. Is that a strictly ventral feature in that color morph? They evidently have two red scent glands on the bottom of the abdomen, but those would be neither visible on a ventral image nor visually appealing in this case. Also, do they have two rows of spiracles? The bottom row looks very different than the top, so I am unsure if it serves the same function. Those are just what came to mind. Anything else an amateur would overlook or couldn’t see from the internet’s images would be more than welcome. (Inchworms are well, but they seem pretty straightforward with so many species that it wouldn’t matter much.)

Prince George's County Maryland

When and what to spray apple trees #869708

Asked May 23, 2024, 12:24 AM EDT

I have an apple tree is like to use the fruit from this year. When is the best time to treat, and what to use.

Lane County Oregon

Rose plant bugs #864515

Asked April 14, 2024, 5:54 PM EDT

Hi, For three years my knockout rose bush grew great, no issues. Then three years ago the leaves started getting decimated by SOMETHING. The plant still blooms, but it eats all the leaves completely. I have studied it and obsessed over it and I see no slug, bugs, tiny winged creatures, nothing. I have tried Neem oil, and all manner of Rose and Flower insect killer, plus slug pellets just to be safe. No other plants are affected. It starts out like it is now, where some of the leaves start to get spots, then tiny holes, and then all of sudden POOF. Leaves gone. Please help!



Howard County Maryland

Is this insect a weevil and how can I eradicate it? #858085

Asked January 29, 2024, 8:06 PM EST

This past summer this insect suddenly took over my dahlias and zinnias. The were present on my squash/pumpkin flowers too, but did not seem to destroy them. Their numbers were so many they were literally dripping off my dahlias and destroyed the flowers. I tried soap and detergent and then Seven. The former did nothing, and the latter decreased their numbers for a very short times. The tubers came from Costco (just background info). Please give advise on anything I can do with/to the tubers this winter to avoid planting insect eggs, etc.



Kandiyohi County Minnesota

Blueberry Maggots #850692

Asked September 20, 2023, 6:32 PM EDT

We discovered blueberry maggots in our blueberry crop this year. Is there a way to get rid of these or will we have to take out the bushes?

Multnomah County Oregon

What is this bug #849320

Asked September 10, 2023, 2:11 PM EDT

Hello, for several weeks now I have been getting bitten at night. The results are very itchy raised areas. One afternoon I found a bug on my shirt. I started to squish it and then stopped. I tried to photograph the best I could. It's a little squished. If you enlarge the picture you can get more detail.



Cuyahoga County Ohio