Strip cropping is a farm management practice that increases ground beetle diversity without major effects on crop yield and while being practically implementable.

Your story today about spraying for mosquitoes because of West Nile virus is the source of my question. Does the spray kill only mosquitoes or other insects as well? The chemical they’re using is an ...

Lacewings and ladybugs are predators to Asian woolly hackberry aphids. MSU says the most common method of dealing with aphids ...

Here's a neat trick or hack using vaseline to organically control pests like aphids or scale/mealybugs on a fruit tree. Smear vaseline around the trunk of the tree to stop ants from climbing up and ...

This is not only the season for growing annuals in South Florida it is also the season for growing vegetables. You don’t need ...

On a North Sea oil rig several years ago, an engineer noticed a strange phenomenon. A cloud of insects would descend from the sky and land on the ...

In fact, according to garden experts, an excess of acorns can damage lawns due to blocking out grass’ light. Not only that, ...

All natural pest control is possible when you have the right balance of insects in your garden, and there's one 'pest' that ...

Garden pros Dione Lineberry of Blue Ribbon Lady Landscaping and Roseann Ferguson, a Dallas County Master Gardener, explain how pesticides (even natural ...

What does a country do when pests end up flying across borders, stuck on ships or hidden in food consignments, threatening crops and native plants? Faced with such destruction, India has imported ...

In the miniature world beneath our feet, a fascinating agricultural relationship has evolved over millions of years. Certain species of ants have developed a sophisticated system of “farming” aphids – ...

Cute and colorful, ladybugs (more correctly termed lady beetles) are iconic symbols of a healthy garden. They help pollinate numerous species of flowers and are beloved by gardeners for their ...