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On this page you'll find thoughts, advice and photos all about pests. Everything you find here comes from real gardens and gardeners who are part of the Grows on You community.

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Latest photos of pests

  • Hosta just emerging!..Vaseline at the ready!
    Meadowland
  • Third Little Red Devil!
    Siris
  • Most hated critters in my garden.
    Resi
  • about to commit murder!
    Seaburngirl

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We have 234 photos of pests

These photos are from real gardens by real gardeners! Just click on one to start exploring in slideshow format, or you can browse 16 at a time.

  • They get EVERYWHERE!
    Stickitoffee
  • Caterpiller of the Pale Tussock Moth.
    Toto
  • Just call me Jimmy
    Irish
  • Coming or going?
    Gee19
  • The little green giant. (Leptophyes punctatissima.)
    Toto
  • Little B******s  taking the P
    Pimpernel
  • what the ******
    Irish
  • Bugs for Toto 1
    Bonkersbon

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Gardeners' thoughts

climbing petunias and other things

Thought you would like to see my climbing petunias they reach almost 5 feet in length I decided to cut back my hydrangea...

17 comments

bornagain

1 Sep, 2019
Bornagain

Disheartening to say the least....( ・ั﹏・ั)....

We have always had topiary in the garden, for as long as I can remember.....we are both keen growers, and over the years...

11 comments

Dottydaisy2

28 Aug, 2019
Dottydaisy2

We Have A Mole (or 2 or 3) 😡

We've not had to endure moles for several years but they’ve reappeared over the last couple of months. Theyre mainly in the...

25 comments

dawnsaunt

13 Dec, 2018
Dawnsaunt

Leeches In My Pond!!!

I pulled out a solar powered water pump out of one of my ponds to clean the filter and found quite a few small leeches crawling...

19 comments

loosestrife2

14 Jul, 2018
Loosestrife2

VERY UPSET WITH WASPS!!

I went out in the garden this morning in order to notice a wasp nest under the gutters of my house. It happens again and...

12 comments

costas4

16 Oct, 2016
Costas4

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Questions & advice on pests

If you can't find the answer to your gardening question here, feel free to ask our friendly community. Just ask in the form on this page


Is the mantis top gun?

6 replies

bathgate

27 Jul, 2019
Bathgate

What are those?

4 replies

bathgate

26 Jul, 2019
Bathgate

Friend or foe?

6 replies

amsterdam

25 May, 2019
Amsterdam

Identify spawn

5 replies

sophiemears

23 Sep, 2012
Sophiemears

Emergency ID Please

6 replies

windy64

5 Jul, 2012
Windy64

Two things

11 replies

kellyste

3 Jul, 2012
Kellyste

Vine weevils

8 replies

patriciachapman

22 Jan, 2012
Patriciachapman

a question for thought?

37 replies

kev_rowley

20 Nov, 2011
Kev_rowley

What are these little fellows?

14 replies

ianplant

19 Oct, 2011
Ianplant

Unhappy Honeysuckle

6 replies

samjp

16 Aug, 2011
Samjp

Pest ID Please

6 replies

youngdaisydee

5 Aug, 2011
Youngdaisydee

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