by Checkerboard | Jul 27, 2016
Many kinds of ants live in highly organized colonies in the soil, under rocks, and in tree cavities. Most types don’t eat plants, but instead cause trouble by driving away creatures that prey on or parasitize sap-feeding pests such as aphids, whiteflies, mealybugs,...
by Checkerboard | Jul 19, 2016
Whether you know it as Ground Ivy, Creeping Charlie, or Creeping Jenny, this annual weed can be very difficult to control in lawn areas. The difficulty comes from the fact that the plant spreads using both above ground stems called stolons, and below ground shoots...
by Checkerboard | Jul 19, 2016
The many species of these mollusks, which vary in size and color, thrive in moist, shady surroundings. Slugs and snails are mollusks, the same family of creatures claiming oysters, octopus, squid and clams. There are more than 60,000 species of snails and slugs....
by Checkerboard | Jul 19, 2016
The never-ending spring rainstorms and hot summer days that follow, are the perfect storm for mosquitoes, breeding millions of the bloodsuckers that seem to come early and stay for the season. Mosquitoes are midge-like fly. Females of most species have tube like mouth...
by Checkerboard | Jul 19, 2016
Japanese beetles are small pests that carry a big threat. The pests will eat almost everything except vegetables. They do not discriminate on what types of plants to feed on, in fact, they are classified as a pest to hundreds of different species. Japanese Beetles are...
