The connection between June bugs & raccoons is grubs. Something has been digging up my garden since September. I was pretty sure it was a raccoon. Raccoons are omnivores (they eat food of plant or animal origin), very smart, and take every opportunity to look for food. They dig for grubs, then they wash their muddy hands […]
Growing Heirloom Tomatoes Part 2 has arrived! In June, Kaye plants extra seedlings at neighbor’s houses, and gets hit with everything from deer to June bugs in part 2 of the growing heirloom tomatoes epic! As the giant pumpkin threatens to swallow a few struggling tomato plants, Kaye gets to do a little gardening with kids, […]
Fig Beetle Grub. This year I discovered my first fig beetle grub, or larva. Also, known as a June Bug. Eggs are laid by the adults during the summer under pots or just under the soil surface and when the grubs hatch they burrow down and inch or two and spend the winter under the […]
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