Snails & Slugs

Slugs and snails plague gardeners worldwide. Just when long-awaited leaves and tender edibles spring forth, these night-roving pests sneak in. Damaged seedlings, hole-riddled plants and slimy trails of telltale mucus are sure signs that slugs or snails have been in your lawn and garden. By understanding what you’re up against, you can protect your plants…

Invasive mole crickets are a serious plant pest for many Floridians. These insects can do major damage to any species of turfgrass, as well as to pastures, forage crops, and vegetables. WHAT ARE MOLE CRICKETS? Mole crickets are a unique and unusual family of crickets that spend most of their life underground and have modified…

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…

Weevils are another “stored product” pest. They invade our pantries and wreak havoc on our grains and rice products. Storing these products in tightly sealed containers can help eliminate these pests. Discard any foods that are found to be infested. Some weevils, like the Palmetto Weevil, infect our landscape.

Wasps are generally 1 to 2 inches long, slender, narrow-waisted with long legs Usually reddish-orange to brown or black in color Smooth-skinned and shiny Wasps can sting repeatedly and will often do so if they feel threatened or if they are defending their nest, unlike bees Only attack humans when provoked Only females have the…

Ticks have four pairs of legs as adults and no antennae Vary in color by species Size: Adult ticks range in size from 1/8 inch to 5/8 inch in length. Ticks are parasitic insects that survive by taking blood from mammals, birds and reptiles. Ticks are pests that many pet owners are familiar with because…

Termites usually are cryptic, meaning that they don’t come out into the open making them difficult to detect. They are often called the “silent destroyer” because they may be secretly hiding and thriving in your home or yard without any immediate signs of damage. Even when they are visible within the home as flying insects,…

Spiders are perhaps the most feared pest There are large and hairy spiders, such as the wolf spider Other spider species are smaller and shiny, such as the black widow spider. Spiders have eight legs, and most have eight eyes Spiders do not have ears; instead they feel the sound vibrations with tiny hairs on…

Silverfish are wingless teardrop-shaped insects that are generally soft bodied. They are flattened from top to bottom, elongated and oval in shape, have three long tail-like projections at the end of the abdomen, and two long antennae. Silverfish measure 1/2 to 3/4 inches in length. They are white to brown-grey or bluish-silver in color with…

Lives outdoors under loose wood or crumbing stone foundations. Attracted by moisture – primarily nocturnal. Will follow insects into the home. Young carried on back of female. Scorpions are nocturnal and remain hidden in cracks and crevices over 90% of the time. The presence of scorpions is usually a sign of an infestation of other…