Orchids underfoot
By Ralph E. Mitchell Unawares, you could be walking on a Lilliputian orchid in your own lawn and not know it! This orchid is known as the Soldier’s Orchid or Lawn Orchid. I have always… Read More
Tag: nuisance
A bug is afoot – a leaf-footed bug
By Ralph E. Mitchell One spring/summer plant pest that really bugs me is the leaf-footed bug. Just as its name implies, the back legs of this insect have leaf-like projections easily seen by the naked… Read More
Rise of the millipedes
By Ralph E. Mitchell We receive many calls from homeowners having issues with worm-like, several inch long critters that turn out to be millipedes. Millipede populations periodically increase and they migrate to other sites –… Read More