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Fri Sep 7 2012
Crop Mounds, Not Circles
Dirt mounds are popping up in the yard. Grayish colored, almost BB sized dirt. What would cause this?
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Submitted by Benny, GA -
Tue Mar 29 2011
Webworm Control
What is the best way to get rid of webworms, and when is the best time to do it?
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Submitted by kelly (elmer), OK -
Thu Mar 10 2011
Not Part of the Spaghetti
What kind of worms live around kitchen sinks?
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Submitted by ANGELINA, CA -
Sat Sep 18 2010
Mesquite Borers
At my home in Phoenix, AZ I just lost a 1 yr old Mesquite tree. The base of this young tree was roughly 2" across, and the tree went from being healthy to totally dead in just about 7 days. When we pulled the tree out just above the rootball the trunk broke off, and located in the center of the trunk were two worms, each about 1" long with heads perfectly flattened. The segmented bodies tapered...
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Submitted by Diane, AZ -
Thu May 27 2010
Earthworm Problems
Are there any products that are effective in controlling earth worms in the soil?
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Submitted by mark, NJ -
Thu Mar 11 2010
What's Worse Than Finding A Worm In The Apple?
I have been told different ways and times to treat for worms in apple trees. What is the right way and the right product?
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Submitted by michael, CA -
Wed Oct 21 2009
Grubs Management
I need something to control grubworms.
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Submitted by Luciano, TX -
Sun Aug 30 2009
Pets And Parasites
What is our role in control of roundworms in dogs?
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Submitted by kenneth, AZ -
Sun Mar 1 2009
Hookworms and PMPs
Do you know of any treatment for hookworms on the outide lawn? Thank you - Blair
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Submitted by Blair, LA -
Sat Nov 15 2008
When Worms Wander In
We have a customer that is infested with little black worms. They seem to come through a little space in her sliding glass door off the patio. We treated with Talstar One and had her adjust her sprinklers so they don't get her patio wet. She is still seeing them inside on her carpet. Do you have any suggestions as to control or what we can suggest ot the customer. She wants them totally gone. ...
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Submitted by Tanya, CA -
Fri Aug 22 2008
The Persistence of Parasites
I have a client whose dog has whip worms. The vet told her to remove all fecal material from yard to prevent reinfestation. The material can't completely be removed. What can I use on her yard to stop this. the dog was transplanted here from Texas and had the worms already. She is afraid of infecting other dogs in the neighborhood.
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Submitted by Marci, FL -
Thu Aug 21 2008
Green Spruce Blues
I have a green spruce tree in a row with blue spruce trees. The last 2 years the green spruce has been attacked by a worm, about 1" long, pale in color with a reddish colored head. They eat the needles off the green spruce but they do not bother the spruce trees in the rest of the row. I sprayed them with Sevin and killed them off. What is the species of worm I am dealing with? Thanks in adv...
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Submitted by Chris, SK -
Fri Nov 16 2007
A Tale Of The Worm
I have a customer that has worms in between her paving stones, constantly turning soil up on her bricks. What is the best way to get rid of these worms.
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Submitted by Joseph, FL -
Fri Sep 14 2007
The Label Exemptions Dilemma
In your answer to the question about earthworms you said that using a pesticide for which earthworms are not on a label would be a violation. FIFRA 2(ee) exempts applications for a pest that is not on the label IF the application site is listed on the label. However, individual states may apply stricter requirements to the use of 2(ee) exemptions (such as some evidence of efficacy) since the p...
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Submitted by Michael, NC -
Sat Sep 1 2007
Night Crawler Nightmares
I have a problem with way too many earthworms on golf lawns. The customer complains that his equipment to mow the lawn is being affected by the sand the earthworms pile up every morning. He has to keep taking the lawn mowing equipment to be sharpened every time. Is there something good to correct this situation? HELP!!! Antuan, Fl
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Submitted by Narciso, FL -
Tue Aug 14 2007
Wireworms.....A Basic Food Group
Hello. I have a two story residence with a serious infestation of wire worms. They are downstairs and upstairs in all rooms (tiled and carpeted floors) and are dropping into the upstairs light fixtures from the attic space. There is a small pond within 200 feet of the back yard, and the yard is not landscaped nor overgrown. We have applied Cykick to the exterior and Phantom to the interior and ...
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Submitted by Don, CA -
Sat May 12 2007
It's Worms Vs Trees
We have a customer that has worms in her trees. They are in every tree in her yard, and have done a lot of damage to the leaves. They are about an inch long, dark down the back, and light on the sides, and covered with light colored hairs. Can you I.D them for me and tell me the best treatment approach?
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Submitted by Kenneth, TX -
Wed Nov 8 2006
Nuts To The Worms
I have a little white worm in my acorns. What are they?
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Submitted by harry, TN -
Wed Aug 30 2006
A Mass Earthworm Suicide
I recently had a huge number of earthworms trying to cross a blacktop driveway seeming to be heading towards a new sod lawn. They all seemed to die because of dehydration, possibly because of a short drought. What do you make of this?The month was late July or early August, and this was on Long Island.
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Submitted by Thomas, NY -
Mon Jan 23 2006
Some Really Groovy Wood
Is it normal for Cypress beams, located under a home (86 years old) to have wormy-like grooves, running with the grain of the wood? If you can help me with any info pertaining to this it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, B.LeBourgeois
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Submitted by Blair, LA
