You can have a beautiful, productive garden while working with nature to manage insect pests. As you incorporate various eco-friendly pest management strategies, you will encourage songbirds, ...

From rust-fly larvae that bore into our carrots to cabbageworms that turn cabbage and broccoli leaves to lace, all sorts of bugs attack our vegetable gardens this time of year. No crop is immune to ...

Many people believe that all insects are harmful pests, but the fact is that most insects areharmless and some are actually beneficial. There are nearly one million known species of insects on the ...

Expert Benedict Vanheems says that one flower is the 'secret powerhouse' in his garden and helps keep pests away ...

Boxelder bugs are known pests in many homes and gardens across the country. They feed on plants, enter homes in hoards, and can leave a staining residue on surfaces. Luckily, you don't have to live ...

The insect realm is rife with creepy-crawlies, be they smelly stink bugs, sneaky weevils, or simply slimy cockroaches. Yet certain bugs are capable of wreaking havoc in the garden, destroying harvests ...

Biological control is the management of pests and their damage by the beneficial action of parasites (parasitoids), pathogens, and predators. These beneficial organisms, collectively, are named ...

Here's how to bring flowers from your cutting garden indoors while keeping insects and mess out. Prevent insects and dirt from coming in on cut flowers by cleaning them first. Remove lower leaves, put ...

A few weeks ago a friend on Facebook posted a picture of a squash bug or Anasa tritis. Seems he was scouting his garden and found the insects on his squash plants. Squash bug has a snout it inserts in ...

You can have a beautiful, productive garden while working with nature to manage insect pests. As you incorporate various eco-friendly pest management strategies, you will encourage songbirds, ...