Insects and Pests

Non-Spay based insect control methods for the garden Sticky yellow or blue cards Insects are attracted to yellow and blue as these bright...

Common name: Whitefly Classification: Insecta, Order: Hemiptera, Species: Several Physical description Adult stage: Small flies are...

Common name: Thrips Order: Thysanoptera Physical description Thrips are small black or grey-winged or wingless insects under 2mm in size...

Common name: Rhinoceros Beetle Order: Coleoptera Family: Scarabaeidae Subfamily: Dynastinae Physical description There are a number of...

Ever wonder why insects attack or infest your plants, or why they attack certain plants and not others? Food Amongst other elements and...

Common name: Red Spider Mite Family: Tetranychidae Physical description Red Spider is a mite, and not an insect and generally speaking...

Common name: Scale/ Soft bodied scale/ Hard bodied scale Super Family: Coccoidea Physical description Scale insects are small sap-sucking...

Common name: Leaf Miner Classification: Insecta, various species Physical description Adult stage: Small flies are between 1.5 and 2mm...

Common name: Aphid/ Plant Lice Classification: Superfamily: Aphidoidea Physical description Aphids are small soft-bodied, sap-sucking...

Common name: Mealy Bug Family: Pseudococcidae (un-armored scale insects) Physical description Small soft-bodied, sap-sucking insects. The...