Pests

Spotted Lanternfly Life Cycle

We saw two spotted lanternflies this fall at Crazy for Gardening.  Let me tell you, I am not happy at all!  Once you see a couple, you know its going to be rough gardening season next year.  While the adult lanternflies will die over the winter, they will lay their eggs between September and December […]

Insects

Crowned Orbweaver Spider

The Crowned Orbweaver Spider has some nicknames such as garden spider, pumpkin spider, orangie and cross spider..  Of course, I wouldn’t have been able to identify the spider with my app called Picture Insect. Features:   This type of spider has the colors of brown, black and white.  The smaller and younger ones are darker as […]

Pests

Land Snail

When we were taking apart the garden to do the garden makeover, my son found this little Land Snail under a piece of wood. Features:  They have shells and one or two pair of tentacles.  The ones I have seen only have one pair! Land snails use muscus to crawl over rough surfaces and to […]