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
by spacemonkey
Posted: February 19, 2019
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
Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn
Tags: Lawn Orchid, nuisance, Soldier’s Orchid, Zeuxine strateumatica
by spacemonkey
Posted: March 28, 2018
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
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: beans, citrus, crape myrtles, Hemiptera, hibiscus, ixora, leaf-footed bug, lychee, nuisance, okra, pecans, peppers, roses, stink bug, tomatoes
by spacemonkey
Posted: October 12, 2017
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
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