Gardening and Landscaping Stack Exchange
Gardening and Landscaping Stack Exchange

Questions tagged [bugs]

Colloquial expression usually referring to arthropods.

The term "bug" has multiple meanings. In horticulture, it is typically a colloquial expression referring to , especially .

Colloquially, it can also be used to refer to microbes (micro-organisms). This meaning is discouraged here.

Entymologically, a "bug" is a specific sub-order (Hetereoptera), the so-called "true bugs". This sub-order contains about 40,000 species, in the order Hemiptera of insects. Example Heteroptera include bed bugs, leaf-footed bugs, seed bugs, pond skaters, and stink bugs.

When referring to "bugs" in a question (eg. "How do I remove this bug?", "What is this bug?"), try to be as specific as possible. For example, if it is a spider, use and not .

150 questions
3
votes
2 answers

Small black/gray bugs proliferating in vegetable garden

I have previously noticed (on a sunny day, when my plants were all still small) a lot of tiny black/gray (maybe even /brown) bugs crawling around on the woodchips in my garden with a seeming flea-like ability to jump very far. Today (an overcast day…
NeutronStar
  • 785
  • 7
  • 18
3
votes
2 answers

What is this bug and how do I keep it from eating my plants' leaves?

Can someone tell me if they know what type of bug this is? If so, how do I get rid of it as it seems to be eating the leaves. Click any photo for full size
KingKongFrog
  • 303
  • 1
  • 3
  • 7
2
votes
1 answer

Good bug or bad?

Is this a friendly bug or bad?
Anand Rockzz
  • 732
  • 5
  • 13
2
votes
1 answer

What are these little black bugs on my ivy?

I have noticed these bugs on new and tender branches of my ivy. What are they, and how can I get rid of them? Neem oil doesn’t seem to be effective.
retrography
  • 239
  • 1
  • 7
2
votes
0 answers

Good place to identify white bugs in soil

I've searched for "white bugs in soil" but that turns up a lot of results. Is there a website which asks you a set of questions and helps you narrow down what the bugs could be and if they're harmful / helpful? I have included the image below…
AJP
  • 71
  • 4
2
votes
1 answer

What is this in the soil of my potato plants?

My potatoes are near harvest and dying back, although one of them seems to have a rotting stem. I looked in the soil and found this?
brandon
  • 513
  • 2
  • 7
2
votes
1 answer

What are these bugs on my lemon tree?

I've noticed some white bugs on my potted lemon tree and would like to know what they are, and advice on how to kill them! Any help is greatly appreciated - Aaron.
Aaron
  • 21
  • 1
2
votes
1 answer

night jasmine black bugs flyers

HI I got black bugs all over the night jasmine plant and those are going to destroy the plant.i put insect killing(permethrin)powder.i think it wont work or the bugs is so sharp they can fly or move to other branches.any solution for those bugs.…
Baqar hussain
  • 21
  • 1
2
votes
2 answers

Does anyone know what this soil insect is?

I bought a palm plant from Aldi a few weeks ago but only just notice some critters hanging around in the soil. Only spotted a couple so not riddled with them (yet). Just wondered if they're harmful and if they are what is best to get rid of…
Emily
  • 21
  • 2
2
votes
1 answer

What are these bugs and spots on my Chilli Plant

Recently I started growing Chilly Plant from seeds. I started to see these black, white bugs along with shiny spots on leaves and under leaves. A lot of leaves started to fall. Can anyone help me identify what are these and how to get rid of these…
Mani Deep
  • 135
  • 6
2
votes
0 answers

What is this bug, and how worried do I need to be?

This creature was on one of my tomato plants. I saw only the one. What is it, and do I need to be worried about it?
crmdgn
  • 807
  • 5
  • 9
2
votes
1 answer

Cherry Tree - Bark peeled back and with bug holes

I've only had this cherry tree for a little over 2 years now. The bark started to peel back near the ground. After a couple branches lost all their leaves I knew something was wrong - I looked where the bark had peeled back and it appears like some…
jhawes
  • 349
  • 1
  • 2
  • 8
2
votes
1 answer

Tiny black bugs eating holes in my plant’s leaves

There are tiny black bugs that are eating the leaves of the vegetables in my garden. They seem to be attacking the cabbage, arugula, kale, but not the peas. Any idea what they are or how to get rid of them? Thank you so much!
Emily Bianco
  • 21
  • 1
2
votes
1 answer

What is cause for Eggplant leaves getting burn from edges in Summer?

I have planted Eggplant in a Pot in winter. It has good growth now. Summer started and I found that Eggplant Leaves are getting brown from the edges & dying and no growth was found. The Temperature is around ~40°C in Gujarat State in summer. Is the…
Abhishek B.
  • 121
  • 3
2
votes
0 answers

How can I tell if my nematodes are working?

I bought three different species of nematodes from an online vendor: Heterorhabditis bacteriaphora, Steinernema carpocapsae and Steinernema feltiae (250 million each). I've sprayed the H. bacteriaphora by filling a 4-gallon pump sprayer similar to…
Jeff Lambert
  • 121
  • 4
1 2 3
…
9 10