﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:51:50 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Sommer Gardens - Garden Pests</title><link>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/rss/category/779/garden-pests</link><atom:link href="http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/rss/category/779/garden-pests" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sommer Gardens]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Slug-a-Palooza!]]></title><link>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/slug-a-palooza</link><description><![CDATA[A couple nights ago I couldn't sleep so I decided to venture out in my nursery in the wee hours of the morning to check for new brugmansia blooms. Instead of finding new blooms I found nightmare ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:59:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/slug-a-palooza</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1b496b6c-6b62-4310-89b0-3634e9d4b7d3-1554]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sommer Gardens]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[When the gardeners away, the bugs will play...]]></title><link>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/when-the-gardeners-away-the-bugs-will-play</link><description><![CDATA[I was out of town on business for over a week and when I returned I found out my shade house had been invaded by caterpillars.  Their feeding frenzy quickly gave many of my Brugmansia the Swiss ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2012 07:43:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/when-the-gardeners-away-the-bugs-will-play</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1b496b6c-6b62-4310-89b0-3634e9d4b7d3-1492]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sommer Gardens]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Spider on patrol]]></title><link>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/spider-on-patrol-1</link><description><![CDATA[I'm sure he is eying that plump little fruit fly that is buzzing towards him for a midnight snack...or perhaps he's got his eye on the one off to his right?     Actually the spiders have gotten out ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:33:43 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/spider-on-patrol-1</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1b496b6c-6b62-4310-89b0-3634e9d4b7d3-1607]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sommer Gardens]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Sleeping beauty]]></title><link>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/sleeping-beauty</link><description><![CDATA[While out pollinating the other night I stumbled across this cute little ball of feathers.     I was surprised that even though I was just inches away, the little guy did not flinch at my movement ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 17:40:14 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/sleeping-beauty</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1b496b6c-6b62-4310-89b0-3634e9d4b7d3-1615]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sommer Gardens]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Don't mess with me]]></title><link>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/dont-mess-with-me</link><description><![CDATA[This unusual bug has "don't mess with me" written all over it.  I'm not sure what it is, but it was somewhat aggressive towards me as it was resting on a brugmansia leaf.   When I got closer, it ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 08:16:01 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/dont-mess-with-me</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1b496b6c-6b62-4310-89b0-3634e9d4b7d3-1625]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sommer Gardens]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[This wasn't meant to be a butterfly conservatory ]]></title><link>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/this-wasnt-meant-to-be-a-butterfly-conservatory</link><description><![CDATA[My new shade house is not only providing a more controlled place for my Angel Trumpets to grow and thrive, it is also serving as a butterfly conservatory.    This was not planned by any means, ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:36:38 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/this-wasnt-meant-to-be-a-butterfly-conservatory</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1b496b6c-6b62-4310-89b0-3634e9d4b7d3-1643]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sommer Gardens]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Brugmansia Wupperstolz]]></title><link>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/brugmansia-wupperstolz</link><description><![CDATA[Brugmansia Wupperstolhz    Brugmansia Wupperstolhz     ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:49:39 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/brugmansia-wupperstolz</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1b496b6c-6b62-4310-89b0-3634e9d4b7d3-1705]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sommer Gardens]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[moths]]></title><link>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/moths</link><description><![CDATA[moths     moths    moths    moths                 ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:34:08 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/moths</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1b496b6c-6b62-4310-89b0-3634e9d4b7d3-1709]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sommer Gardens]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Helping me get my cats under control!]]></title><link>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/helping-me-get-my-cats-under-control</link><description><![CDATA[I've been sort of quiet lately as my real job in the event business approaches its seasonal peak and becomes more demanding.  I've also encountered a shortage of photogenic blooms thanks to an out of ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:12:52 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/helping-me-get-my-cats-under-control</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1b496b6c-6b62-4310-89b0-3634e9d4b7d3-1721]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sommer Gardens]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[No Love for these bugs]]></title><link>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/no-love-for-these-bugs</link><description><![CDATA[It's that time of year when the lovebugs make their semi-annual appearance here in Florida.  Every May and September you can count on these sex-crazed critters to annoy the heck out of you, ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:42:27 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/no-love-for-these-bugs</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1b496b6c-6b62-4310-89b0-3634e9d4b7d3-1725]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>