Correctly identifying insects, spiders, etc. is the first crucial step if you are concerned that it may cause harm to you or your plants. Without knowing for sure what the insect is, before taking action, we risk wasting our time, money, and potentially doing more harm than we realize to the environment. Below is a list of people that will help you identify the exact insect that you are concerned about. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Insect Sciences Museum of California Bug Guide Solano County Master Gardener\u2019s \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/cesolano.ucanr.edu\/Master_Gardener\/Pests_of_the_Home_and_Garden\/<\/a> Bug Man <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Concerned insects may cause harm to you or your plants? Read this month’s gardening tip to learn more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":789,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-garden-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lomavistafarm.org\/lomavista\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lomavistafarm.org\/lomavista\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lomavistafarm.org\/lomavista\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lomavistafarm.org\/lomavista\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lomavistafarm.org\/lomavista\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2235"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/lomavistafarm.org\/lomavista\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2276,"href":"https:\/\/lomavistafarm.org\/lomavista\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2235\/revisions\/2276"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lomavistafarm.org\/lomavista\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lomavistafarm.org\/lomavista\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lomavistafarm.org\/lomavista\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lomavistafarm.org\/lomavista\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nhttp:\/\/insectsciencesmuseum@groups.facebook.com<\/a>
\nThis is a group of insect experts in the San Francisco Bay Area that can help you identify insects.<\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/bugguide.net<\/a>
\nThis online community that covers the United States and Canada has an extensive website and support options to help identify insects.<\/p>\n
\nThe Master Gardener Hotline for Solano County has the answers!\u00a0 The hotline consists of either the phone line 707-784-1322 or their email:
\nmgsolano@ucdavis.edu<\/a>. Please note, with email, you can attach pictures of the problem, which may aid in the diagnosis of your plant question.<\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/askthebugman.wordpress.com\/<\/a>
\nGreen pest management and consulting. You can contact him at askthebugman2013@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n