GardenDC Podcast Episode 275: Garden Pests and Friends In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk  with illustrator and author Halsey Berryman ,  all about her...

In the latest GardenDC, we talk with illustrator Halsey Berryman, all about her new book, Pests & Other Friends
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Playmobil Romans digging a marching camp in a garden border.

Feeling very spring-like in Norfolk today, & the bulbs are coming up, so my annual reminder to keep a vigilant eye out for these #GardenPests building marching camps, little gravel roads, fortified walls & villas in your borders. A Roman #PlaymobilInfestation can be difficult to control, but…(1of2)

Wait! Don't spray your new garden helpers! 🐞🛑
Did you buy ladybugs or lacewings? That's great! But you MUST stop using insecticides now.
Even organic sprays (soap, neem) kill on contact and don't know the difference between a pest and a friend. 🚫
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Hairy caterpillar on a plum leaf. It has two red spots behind its head and whitish bars across each segment.

Anyone recognise this friend (or maybe not friend)? New to my garden this spring and currently lounging in a plum tree.
#VegetableGardening #gardenpests #gardenpredators #caterpillar #hairycaterpillar

Inktober #13
I drew a hand of Evil Garden Gnomes. Look out, it's my comic book character Gunther, the Evil Garden Gnome...

#inktober #inktober2025 #gardengnome #evilgnome #gardenpests #Halloween #halloween2025

"I was absolutely not thinking about jumping into the garden to pull out carrot sprouts"-Tripp the Golden

#gardenpests
#goldensky
#goldenretriever
#carrots

Also I lost three more tomatoes to the fucking caterpillars. So far that's four this season.

#gardenpests #gardeningsky

Should I be concerned for my plants?

Wall gecko now spreads pest pressure rather than eliminates it!

Garden pests everywhere! I hate August! Fertilized 2-17-17 now going to Ace Hardware Garden Center for $2.97 per .75 cu ft of potting soil sale so I can meet my 20 cu ft need in 1 easy purchase.
#gardening #gardenpests #insects #geckos

Midseason Pest Woes And Some Things To Consider The bigger pictures is important

We don’t grow food in isolation from the rest of the world. So what’s happening out there around you that might be contributing to your garden pest issues this year?
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#agroecology
#growyourownfood

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You can use it with so many different materials! #garden #gardenpests #gardening #vegetablegarden #gardenproject #gardeninghacks

2: Pests & Diseases Spread
Bad news for green thumbs: invasive pests and plant diseases are on the rise globally. They're wiping out beloved plants and threatening food security. Biosecurity measures are more critical than ever! #PlantHealth #GardenPests

Ughhh. Groundhog. This WAS a nice bed of sweet potatoes. 🤦‍♀️. Oh well, covered with chicken wire and set a trap… #gardenpests #gardenlife

I I'm gonna need the caterpillars to stop with the bullshit. I have 4 tomato plants this year. I'm gonna need you all to not chew them up. They aren't even a foot tall.
#helpme #gardenpests #gardening #gardeningsky #containergardening

Do you have little flies on your houseplants? They may be fungus gnats! Often considered only a minor houseplant pest, fungus gnats can quickly become a significant issue (and annoyance) if an infestation gets out of hand. Almanac.com/Pest/Fungus-Gnats #almanac #pests #gardenpests #gardentips

Who is this pupating in my false indigo? #caterpillar #caterpillarid #bugid #gardenpests #native #butterflies

How to Get Rid of Cucumber Beetles in the Garden Finding small striped or spotted beetles on your cucurbit crops? They could be cucumber beetles! Find out how to identify, control, and prevent cucumber beetles in the garden with this guide.

If you find that the stems of your seedlings are being eaten off, leaves are yellowing and wilting, and holes are appearing, you may have a cucumber beetle problem 🫥 So now what?! Almanac.com/Pest/Cucumber-Beetles #gardentips #almanac #oldfarmersalmanac #pests #gardenpests

“Phil” ate the tops of some sunflowers and was after some of my coneflowers. He had to be removed. Got him with watermelon. #gardenpests #gardenproblems #gardenlife

Earwigs have become a problem recently but I think I have found a solution. I used about 3-4 parts cooking oil of any kind, and 1 part Hoisin sauce but anything pungent in your cabinet should work to attract them.
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Potatoes in full flower. At 6:30 a.m., all the flowers were intact. Now, some unknown thief has eaten at least half of them! I have looked everywhere for the culprit. No luck. This isn't good— I need this crop to make it. Any ideas, y'all? #gardening #gardenpests #oklahoma #cherokee #potatoes 🤔🥔🐛

Caterpillars by @ricklondon.bsky.social

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Scarlet lilly beetle larvae hatching from eggs

....how it's going 🌱

#InsectThursday #wildlife #nature #gardenpests #bugsky

Scarlet lilly beetles on the seedhead of fritillaria meleagris

How it started.... 🌱📷

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Best Organic Pest Control – Mother Earth News Our nationwide reader survey reveals the best organic pest control methods for managing garden pests. Use organic pest control methods that work.

Here are some great all natural ways to fight garden pests: www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gard... #gardening #gardenpests #organicgardening #greenliving #hedgewitch #greenthumb #pestcontrol

Bird Netting for Protecting Your Garden from Pests - Pet Care and Pet Parenting Bird Netting for Protecting Your Garden from Pests Let’s face it—gardening is a labor of love.

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Photo of lupine stem with bugs.

My lupines are covered with big aphid-like bugs. I tried spraying them with Neem oil, but it doesn’t seem to have helped. Any suggestions?
#gardening #gardenpests #gardenbugs

3/7 🐛 Pest control mission underway. Slugs and aphids think they can roll up on my crops? Wrong neighborhood. Time to bring out the organic pesticides – consider it a drive-by... of goodness. #GardenPests #GTA6Style #ProtectYourTurf 🌿

Leaves on a young pepper plant with circular holes in them, presumably left by a pest.

#VegetableGardening Something is biting little round holes into my collards, radish greens, and pepper leaves. What could it be? What can I do to prevent this? I’m in zone 7b. #GardenPests

My two red acers are smothered in black bugs. Does anyone know what they are? I’ve spent hours picking them off by hand, blasting them with a hose pipe and spraying with a bit of eco washing up liquid. Any other ideas?

#gardening #gardenpests #acer