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Fire ant mound with bait places around the mound. Photo by Gene Fox

Fire Ants?

I was working in the yard this past weekend, finally getting to a few of those clean-up projects I …

Camellia sasanqua showing Camellia Leaf Gall (Exobasidium camellia). Remove the infected leaves and put them in the trash. PIcture taken by Gene Fox

What Is Wrong With My Camellia?

There have been lots of calls this week, ranging from recommendations for landscapers to what is wrong with my …

Molasses

Molasses or Malarkey?

Sometimes I get the most interesting calls! Questions from plant, weed, and insect identification to various products to be …

Gray Garden Slug found beneath a rotten planter. Slugs like to hide during the day under leaves, wood, or even mulch. Cheryl Moorehead, Bugwood.org

Got Slugs?

“What’s eating my hostas?” The caller said, “I come out in the morning and there are these holes in …

Hammerhead Worm (Bipalium kewense) Picture from Matt Bertone NCSU

Aliens Among Us?

Some things that you see in horticulture just don’t seem natural…sometimes they almost seem like they are alien! Have you …

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Cluster of yellow, oval eggs of a lady beetle.

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Figure 1. Rotary wing UAV in flight.

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Damage to corn stalk from southern corn rust

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Zilus aterrimus, a velvethead lady beetle with 1mm mark for scale

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An adult pittosporum psyllid and a cast nymphal skin. Note the long, white secretion at the

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The green coneheaded planthopper is relatively abundant on trees and shrubs.

Green Coneheaded Planthopper

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Close up view of a honey bee on a white background.

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Figure 1. Paper wasp honeycomb-like cells.

Paper Wasp Swarming Around Structures

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