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How to Get Rid of Soil Mites

June 15, 2023February 25, 2021 by Grow with Bovees

If you look at the potted plants in your home closely, sometimes, you may notice tiny white bugs about the size of a pinhead moving on the top of the soil or along the edges of the pot and or compost heap. These tiny creatures could be an indication that you have a soil mite infestation.

While, in general, these tiny white bugs are harmless to the soil and the plants, they are pests and their existence in your precious plants may bother you.

So, if you want to eliminate and kill mites, there are many ways in which you can do that. Continue on for some valuable tips and general gardening information on how to get rid of soil mites.

How to Get Rid of Clover Mites — Those Tiny Red Bugs

June 15, 2023February 23, 2021 by Grow with Bovees

Clover mites, also called concrete mites, are small oval-shaped arachnids with 8 legs. Fully grown, a clover mite is a little smaller than a pinhead and has a red to reddish-brown coloring.

Clover mites are usually found in the garden and feed on lawn plants. These tiny pests are difficult to see with the naked eye and when crushed, they can leave a red stain on your concrete pathways, furniture, floor, walls and other surfaces.

How to Get Rid of Chiggers in Yard

May 17, 2022February 22, 2021 by Grow with Bovees

Harvest mites, berry bugs, chigger mites, trombiculid mites — or whatever the name you know them by, chiggers are unwelcome everywhere! These beings may be microscopic in size but the pain and inconvenience they bring can be quite humongous.

The worst part? Due to the size of chigger mites, you won’t even know that you’re a victim of a chigger’s angry bite till the big, itchy bumps on your body beg your attention—and most specifically that of your fingernails.

How to Get Rid of Sugar Ants

September 17, 2021February 5, 2021 by Grow with Bovees

Spring brings along endless numbers of tiny, black sugar ants that can pop up in your home anytime looking for food. Sugar ants are quite common in the US and are also known as odorous house ants because when they are crushed, they give off a sweet-smelling, coconut like odor.

Sugar ants are attracted to all kinds of sugary foods, scraps, plant pollen, fats and proteins from other insects. And, once they locate a source of food, they carry back the food to their ant colony. While sugar ants are not harmful to humans, they are quite annoying and rather difficult to get rid of.

Maple Bladder Gall Mites Treatment

April 15, 2022February 4, 2021 by Grow with Bovees

Maple leaves are gorgeous, with their vibrant red and interesting shapes—perfect in every sense till gall mites take over!

How do you deal with these well-known maple bladder gall mites that are invading your maple tree?

Read on to find out!

How to Get Rid of Moles in Yard

January 5, 2022February 3, 2021 by Grow with Bovees

Your beautiful, landscaped lawn is your pride and joy. And, if you notice some parts of your lawn sinking because of shallow tunnels or if there are small circular hills, then it’s a sure sign that you have moles in your yard.

While, in general, moles are quite harmless, their mounded tunnels can spoil your landscaping and make your otherwise flawless lawn look unsightly.

And apart from the many mounds on your lawn, the tunneling causes the roots to separate from the soil, killing all the vegetation and grass.

How to Get Rid of Ants in a Car

September 17, 2021February 2, 2021 by Grow with Bovees

You could totally be anticipating this because you’ve been a slob or it could happen by accident. Either way, ants in your car are as bad as ants in your pants. So, let’s figure out why it happens and what you should do about it, shall we?