About Whiteflies If you have been noticing tiny, white, fly-like insects in your garden around your plants, then it’s most likely you have a whitefly infestation at hand. These soft-bodied winged insects share a close relationship with mealybugs and aphids and are capable of destroying your garden if you let them stay around for too […]
About Springtails You might be wondering how a pest gets the name of “springtail”. These unique little bugs receive their moniker because of the way they “spring” by using their tail to push off of surfaces quickly. While they might seem like interesting little critters, they are a common pest that makes their way inside
About Weevils If you are not familiar with insects, you are going to find it difficult to identify weevils. In the real sense of it, weevils are nothing but tiny beetles. With over a thousand species in North America alone, this insect has a wild diversity. Have you always wanted to know more about these
About Walking Stick Bugs Just as the name implies, walking stick bugs look exactly like a stick. These unique kinds of insects have elongated stick-like legs and a slender body that shares a close resemblance with a twig tree. From just looking at it, anyone would conclude that this insect is nothing but a twig
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About Thrips Thrips are tiny insects that are about the size of a sewing needle. Despite their small size, these insects are known worldwide for wreaking havoc on field and garden crops. These sap-sucking pests not only damage plants, but also transmit diseases to plants. If you’re currently dealing with a thrip infestation, you are
About Sowbugs These segmented animals are not bugs; they belong to a group of woodlice that are closely related to shrimps. They are aquatic in some ways because they are the only crustaceans with the ability to live on land. With the ability to breathe using their sets of external gills, they require lots of
About Snails and Slugs Slugs and snails are two different animals with distinctive features. For instance, slugs are soft- bodied animals with an average length of 25 to 100mm. While snails have hard shells that they tend to withdraw into when external environmental conditions aren’t favorable or there is potential danger lurking around and their
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About Scorpion Flies Of course, there are millions of insects in our environment, but this particular insect is one of a kind. With a striking resemblance to scorpions, scorpion flies are of great importance in our ecosystem, as they greatly help in pollination and other important things in our ecosystem. Do you want to know
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About Psocids Often pronounced as “so-sheed”, this tiny insect is another menace in our environment that most people are not conscious of until they invade their homes. If you have a psocid infestation problem, you are going to be on the lookout to find a way to get rid of them before they begin to
About Moths Moths share striking similarities with butterflies and are often confused for one another. But if closely inspected, it is easy to see their differences and realize that they are two different insects. One of their differences is that male moths have feathery antennae, while butterflies are slender and thin. Also, butterflies are coated
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