Central Florida Gardening

Archive for the ‘Bug Pests’ Category

• HELP ME!!! I’ve got ANTS!!!

  Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

  ANTS!!
  Central Florida Gardening has received a number of desperate questions as of late about ANTS!! How to get rid of them in their gardens.
  So, we did a little research to see if we could find a definitive solution. Nothing absolute but a lot of ideas and methods people swear by.

  Diatomaceous Earth – microscopically [...]

• Nematodes and Soil Solarization

  Saturday, July 2nd, 2011

  A brief video on solarizing the soil to kill off nematodes and other pathogens.

  Central Florida Gardening – SOIL SOLARIZATION

  Link to the information spoken of at the end of the video
  http://solutionsforyourlife.ufl.edu/lawn_and_garden/problems/nematodes.html

• June in the Vegetable Garden

  Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

  I think Summer IS here, regardless what the calendar says.
  This year we’ve been going through a little bit of a droughty spell so though it’s been hot – in the 90’s most every day – it’s not been unpleasant outside, most of the time.  If you can get out there early it’s even cool, 70ish.
  Bugs [...]

• Aphid Wars

  Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

  I’ve been battling with aphids, massive herds of them. Have tried everything… and have finally found something that is working great for me.
  I mix some DE (diatomacious earth – food grade) with water and a little bit of dish soap (so that the DE will mix well with the water and so that the [...]

• Millipede problems

  Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

  We’ve got millipedes… hundreds and hundreds, thousands of millipedes.  They are little ones, not babies, just little.  Aaaallll over the garden.  Don’t know where they came from.  Looks like they may be doing a little damage… chomping on veggies that touch the ground and maybe even eating the outside tender flesh of stems at and [...]

• Mealy bugs

  Friday, September 18th, 2009

  Mealy bugs are another bug pest on my “don’t like” list.  They are a lot like aphids in many respects.  They’re small and tender bodied, suck the juices out of your plants, congregate under leaves, tender areas like shoots and joints, and they also attack roots – if you have a plant that just isn’t [...]

• Keep an eye out for these garden problems

  Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

  Your fall garden should be growing great by now but the lingering heat and humidity of summer could be causing you a few problems. Bugs are having their last hurrah. A few things to be on the lookout for and keep your eye on in the garden right now.
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  Check for APHIDS!!!  These little buggers suck [...]