ANTS
APPEARANCE AND SIZE FACTS Ants range from the tiny,somewhat harmless Ghost Ant to the fierce Fire Ant that delivers a fiery sting, in which, some people are deathly allergic to. Ants have a three-part segmented body, three pairs of legs They live in a colony with many other individuals of the same species Members of…
APHIDS
Aphids are soft-bodied insects that use their piercing sucking mouth-parts to feed on plant sap. They usually occur in colonies on the undersides of tender terminal growth. Heavily-infested leaves can wilt or turn yellow because of excessive sap removal. While the plant may look bad, aphid feeding generally will not seriously harm healthy, established trees…
BED BUGS
Bed bugs are reddish brown in color and are wingless. Roughly oval in shape and become swollen after feeding on blood. Bed bugs are (thin), and this means that they can hide in narrow cracks and crevices They are fast runners. Size: Approximately 3/16 inch long
BEES
Size: 1/2 inch to 1 inch long Bee colonies are the most evident sign of infestation. Bees will die after they sting, leaving their stinger and venom sacs attached.
BEETLES
Beetles are the largest orders of insects (Order Coleoptera), with 300,000 and 450,000 described beetles on the planet. Consist of roughly 40% of all insects and approximately 30% of all animals on the planet. Pantry Pests or Stored-Product Pests are the most common beetles and infest these areas and feed on the foods we usually…
BROADLEAF WEEDS
It’s weed season year-round in SW Colorado due to our unpredictable weather. They compete with our good grasses and make our lawns to awful. Broadleaf weeds, like Dollarweed, are caused by too much water, whether from our sprinklers or excessive rains. Other weed seeds are just waiting in the soil for the right conditions to…
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CATERPILLARS/WORMS
Caterpillars come in many different sizes and colors. They feed on our plants, like the Bougainvillea Caterpillars, and our lawns like Sod Webworm and Armyworm. Many caterpillars only feed at night, resting during the day, unseen. Some caterpillars can even sting,like the Saddle Back Caterpillar, causing excruciating pain and health problems.
CHINCH BUGS
A Chinch Bug is an insect which grows to about one-third inch in length. Young Chinch Bugs are called nymphs. These nymphs are about the size of a pinhead with a bright orange color and a white band across their back. Adults are black with white wings on their back. Chinch Bugs damage St. Augustine…
CRICKETS
Crickets are an occasional home invader and common in the landscape. These small, jumping insects are members of several different species, but the most commonly encountered are field crickets (Gryllus species) and house crickets (Acheta domesticus). House crickets have been living side by side with humans for generations. Mole Crickets often damage our lawns by…
DISEASE/FUNGUS
Believe it or not, Diseases/Fungus are pests too. They cause great damage to our grasses and landscape plants. Disease is usually caused by TOO MUCH MOISTURE. Too much water causes a rotting effect on plants. In SW Florida, combining rains, humidity and the irrigation on our properties is a perfect recipe for diseases to propagate. There…