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Jacqueline Laurita Reveals Her Backyard Woes: "WTF Has Chris Done Here?" (PHOTOS)

The Real Housewives of New Jersey alum is slightly panicking over her garden in her yard at her house in California.

By Casey Suglia

Jacqueline Laurita has been living her best life since relocating to Orange County, California with her family. But, not everything has been full of sunshine and sandy beaches for The Real Housewives of New Jersey alum, who recently revealed on Instagram that she has a big pest problem in her garden at her house. Although Jacqueline has been loving her new location, she just can't seem to squash the bugs just yet.

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Jacqueline took to her Instagram Story on Aug. 20, where she posted a series of photos and videos, surrounding her garden. The mom of three revealed that she is growing some gorgeous-looking tomatoes. But, due to a bug problem, she hasn't been able to grow as many as she normally would.

Photos of Jacqueline Laurita's pest problem in her garden at her house

"Annoying little green worms ate through all of my tomato plants and left me with only 4 tomatoes," she wrote over one photo, accompanied with an angry face emoji.

Although Jacqueline purchased lady bugs to eat the worms, the worm problem has persisted, leaving her very mad. One worm was even able to camouflage itself in with her plants. "What a sneak!" Jacqueline wrote over the photo.

And now, her soil is overrun with little red ladybugs. "WTF has Chris done here?" she asked her followers about her husband Chris Laurita's solve. "We've failed our garden."

A split of Jacqueline Laurita's home garden.

Jacqueline was able to identify that she is dealing with tomato hornworms — green caterpillars that vary in size and feast on the leaves of tomato plants. While it's unclear what Jacqueline plans on doing about the worm problem, she revealed that she isn't too fond of them, writing "yuck" over a video explaining what they are.

Photos of Jacqueline Laurita's incredible backyard pool

When her backyard isn't being over run with caterpillars and lady bugs, Jacqueline and her husband's backyard is their own personal oasis. Jacqueline took to her Instagram Story earlier this month, where she showed off her gorgeous pool complete with turquoise waters, a turtle-shaped pool float, and enough space for her adorable dog, Diesel, to run around in.

Jacqueline Laurita's backyard pool.

Jacqueline showed off her poolside dining and kitchen space, in addition to their outdoor living area with a mounted TV and fireplace. It's the perfect place for Jacqueline to chill with her dog, her kids, or just escape from the rest of the world. 

Although Jacqueline's tomato plants aren't in the best shape, the rest of her plants in her backyard seem to be thriving by the pool. But who wouldn't thrive in that gorgeous environment?

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