Frequently Asked Questions
Forestry
Garden
- How can I protect my raspberries from insect pests?
- How do I get rid of squash bug?
- How do I protect my zukes and cukes from the annual onslaught of squash bugs?
- I found a spider in my garden among some weeds that matches the description of a black widow except it has three distinct white dots on its back.
- I have a lot of earwigs and spiders in my garden and flower beds. How can I kill them off without making my bed unsafe to plant vegetables in the future?
- I have just discovered an ant colony in my outdoor herb pot. I noticed soil build up around a couple of the herbs, thyme and rosemary and also soil build up around the drain holes. This pot is 20 inches across and 15 inches deep. How can I get rid of the ants without damaging the herbs or poisoning my family? Thank you.
- What causes plants to look dirty and lose their green color during the heat of the summer? One culprit is spider mites.
- What do I do about squash bugs?
- What's eating your raspberries besides you?
Home
- Box Elder bugs have emerged already and are breeding. They get into the house and crawl all over the west facing exterior house wallsand are all over the vegetable garden beds. How do I erradicate them?
- How can I control the large numbers of insects congregating on the exterior of my house?
- I built a house last year and we have ants all over. They are coming back now that the weather is warming up. What can I do to get rid of them?
- I have 1/8 inch long, tiny beetle looking bugs in all of my light fixtures. Do you know what they might be and how I would get rid of them?
- I have gnats flying around my house which seem to be coming from my potted plants. What can I do to control these insects?
- I want to get rid of spiders inside my house. What do you recommend I spray inside and outside with?
- Small black ants have been invading my kitchen. How do I get rid of them?
Home, Garden, and Yard
- How can I control earwigs in my home and garden?
- How can I tell if the spider I found is a hobo spider?
- How do I keep lady bugs out of my house? Also, how do I keep out Asian Beetles?
Orchards
- Can GF-120 be used by home gardeners to control Cherry fruit fly? How should it be applied?
- Can you please give me an idea of when I need to spray my fruit trees (I have one each of nectarine, peach, apricot, apple and cherry).Can you let me know when, based on the weather in Cache county? What is the name of the best spray to use?
- Do I have borers in my peach trees?
- How can I keep my pears and apples worm free?
- How do I get rid of codling moth?
Note: These questions are a portion of the questions available at the master page.
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