Neat, thanks!
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Ok I found this little snake under a large paver just now. Should I release him in the wood or keep him in the yard? I do have a dog but he didnât seem aggressive. Heâs in a little date container now. Anyone know what kind it is it seems google wasnât very friendly to me with identifying.
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The pattern looks like a Common Sharp-tailed Snake,Contia tenuis.He might like to be left alone in the woods.
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Thanks appreciate Brad. He looks just like that one.
Assuming these are the bad grubs? Just moved a raised bed and found these underneath the weed fabric. Strange I didnât find to many around when putting in the trees and wonder how they all got under the 3âx6â rained bed? Best recommendation for getting rid of them? I have heavy clay soil. Milky spores?
great fish bait!
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Sure miss fishing. We used to have great fishing on the West Coast.
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I would put down Milky Spore asap. It takes a couple of years to start working but then its by by grubs!
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same here. now the best fishing is for invasive fish. muskie, smallmouth and white/ yellow perch are pretty prevalent now. used to be a great trout and salmon fishery.
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That was my first thought but reading into the milky spores it only works for Japanese Beetles. Can you tell the difference between the larva? I put them out on a fence for the birds to eat but maybe I should get a few and put them in a jar to see what they end up being? Iâm not positive if these are Japanese or June Beetles? But I know we have both around here unfortunately.
You will have to look closely at their hairy butts to identify them.
Identification of White Grubs in Turfgrass | Ohioline
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Control may vary with species?
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Thatâs excellent thanks
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New ambush spider that I spotted waiting near the top of a greenhouse avocado tree, had to poke it with a stick to get it to pose on a leaf like this, before that it was flattened against the stem, trying to blend in.
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Looks like itâs an adult male Philodromus dispar, thanks google lens:
Yes, an introduced West Coast spider (from Europe).
No common name except for the entire family: running crab spider
I was not finding anything under âambush spiderâ.
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I just was referring to the hunting strategy that it was using, had no idea what to call it! Itâs described this way on Wikipedia:
The spider is about 5mm long; it feeds on flies and other insects. It does not build a web, but hunts its prey by remaining stationary in ambush and awaiting prey to come near it.
Anyone know what this is? Should I let it live or get rid of it?
Found it on my mission fig.
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Also found these grubs in the soil as Iâm repotting the fig. This seems excessive?
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I have no idea, but Google lens thinks itâs this:
If thatâs correct, then itâs probably not bothering your fig, but likely wandered over from a nearby eucalyptus or gum tree:
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Thank you! That makes sense. We have a âgiantâ eucalyptus near by.
Ugh, looks like a type of stinkbug. Iâd get rid of it.
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