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2. These Homeowners Didn't Know They Had an Ant Problem ... - AOL

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   Truthfully, it was a blessing in disguise that these biting, wood-loving ants fell on Andrew and his wife that night: Had they not been there, the colony could've easily done a lot of damage to ...

3. 11 Garden Pests That Are Eating Your Plants—and How to Stop Them

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   Aphids eat plant sap by biting into the plant and sucking out the sap. This weakens the plant, while the bugs also secrete honeydew, a sweet and sticky substance that attracts ants (that collect ...

4. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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   May attract cats. Chamomile: repels flying insects [4] Chives: repels carrot fly, Japanese beetle, [2] and aphids [3] Chrysanthemums: repel roaches, ants, the Japanese beetle, ticks, silverfish, lice, fleas, bedbugs, and root-knot nematodes [2] Citronella grass: repels insects, may deter cats [5] Citrosa: proven not to repel mosquitoes [6] Clovers

5. Woodworm - Wikipedia

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   Wood affected by woodworm. Signs of woodworm usually consist of holes in the wooden item, with live infestations showing powder (faeces), known as frass, around the holes.. The size of the holes varies, but they are typically 1 to 1.5 millimetres (5 ⁄ 128 to 1 ⁄ 16 in) in diameter for the most common household species, although they can be much larger in the case of the house longhorn beet

6. How To Get Rid Of Whiteflies So They Don't Destroy Your Plants

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   Inspect plants regularly. “Scouting for these insects on garden and houseplants is the best thing you can do to protect your plants and catch problems early,” says Khan. Use yellow sticky ...

7. Formica rufa - Wikipedia

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   [23] [24] Wood ant nests are vulnerable to rapidly spreading microbial loads due to the dense population and organic debris accumulation within large, complex structures. Terpenes and phenolic acids found in coniferous tree resins provide antimicrobial defense and inhibit the growth of pathogens within the nests when mixed with the ants' formic ...