Question: Something is cutting semicircles in the edge of my rose leaves. What is it and do I need a control? Answer: Neatly cut and removed semicircles of leaf sections from rose and other foliage is ...

Question: We have a problem with cutter ants. I lose my entire crape myrtle tree every year. All of the pest control personnel I ask do not have a solution. Can you please suggest something to ...

It is remarkable how, after our prolonged heat, a few late rains and cooler temperatures have triggered roses to resume blooming. It is as if the roses, in defiance of a frost that is just a few weeks ...

A. Leafcutter bees are important native insects of the United States. They use cut leaf fragments to construct their nest cells. They often are essential pollinators of wild plants. However, their ...

Q: What is eating the leaves of my dogwood, and what should I do? — Barb O. A: The neat circular sections cut out of your dogwood leaves are made by leaf-cutting bees. Such holes almost look like they ...

Photo courtesy of CAES NewsUniversity of Georgia Cooperative Extension experts suggest thinking twice before spraying pesticides to control ground-nesting bees. Bumblebees and other native bees are ...

DEAR NEIL: What is this tree (or shrub), and what might be eating its leaves? Are the specks on the trunk part of the bark? They are on every branch and the trunk. Leaf cutter bees cut perfect ...