They appear to be common thrips. What is the active ingredient in your greenfly killer (on the label)?

post in the woodchuck groundhog thread. lots of info there. http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/cornucop/msg071530552869.html?1 we just filled out 150 postings in thread #1. Please post your entire posting here into the hog thread. Here is a link that might be useful: Groundhog Woodchuck Thread #2

My entire neighborhood deals with families of woodchucks all the time. It is illegal to transport them from you property to another location in MA. It appears though, that the companies that trap them can also remove them. Problem with that though, is that you may have them removed from your property, but they are still around in your neighbors. The life cycle of the groundhog is to breed, and when the fall comes, their off spring move on to dig their own dens. Usually then move to another area from where they where born. So if you remove the groundhogs from your property and your neighbors have them, then the offspring from your neighbor will be happy to move right on to your property. Not only that, but the ones that live down the street, will be happy to come and forage on your plants and gardens. Besides the damage that the groundhog does to our gardens, they can be very dangerous to property as well. They dig their tunnels underground and if tree roots get in their way, they don't burrow around them, but rather chew through the roots. The tree may look healthy above ground, but it can have barely any roots holding it. A simple gust of wind, or soaking grounds from rain, will topple the tree over without anywarning. I've seen that happen far to many times. They burrow underground under sheds and topple the shed as well. Several years ago, a neighbor had 8 groundhogs removed from their property by a company and thought they where all set. Much to their dismay, and quite an expense to having them removed, they sat and watched the neighbors groundhogs move right into their property and they where back at square 1. If it isn't the groundhogs eating, it's the chipmunks, rabbits, squirrels and new this year for the first time in 29 years, DEER. The deer have had a field day on my hostas. It's a never ending battle with the 4 legged critters. Fran

I had five of those monsters on my property Dug caverns under the shed, ate anything we specifically planted, etc... I poured jugs of amonia in the openings of their dens, there are two openings to each den. You may be able to find their underground trail by indentations in your yard. I punched a pvc pipe through that and dumped more amonia and covered the exits to keep in the stink. Eventually only two came back and I repeat the process. I will also spread the dog's droppings in around the opening and a friends used kitty litter. I dump that down the pvc pipe. Sometimes I leave the dog tied up by the shed during their normal feeding time, too. If you can send them far away, do so. They are extremely destructive to anything you try to do to your yard.