Pests like aphids and spider mites can quickly ruin a garden, but early detection makes them easier to manage. LSU Ag ...

Researchers suspect steady rains and other factors may be responsible for a drop in a tiny bug’s infestation of a grain crop so far this year. Farmers in the Rio Grande Valley had feared the sugarcane ...

Aphids are tiny insects that suck the sap from a houseplant's leaves. Neem oil and diatomaceous earth are the best organic solutions to use to rid plants of aphids. Keeping a plant healthy and ...

I should have realized that this would be the “year of the aphid” back in March when I found my pepper starts were being attacked by the little pests. By mid-June I was found that many people are ...

Almost every gardener discovers aphids on their plants at one time or another. Before I get into what they are and how to control them, here is the most interesting thing about them: Female aphids are ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Ants can seem to show up out of nowhere in your garden. One day you've got beautiful plants that look healthy, and the next you've got ants ...

“I have found a sticky residue on the leaves of some of my houseplants and what appears to be little bugs under some of the leaves. What can I do to get rid of this problem?” You most likely are ...

Aphids have not waited for summer to make their move this year. Gardeners across the Southeast have spotted clusters of tiny green, black, and even pink insects coating tender new growth weeks ahead ...

An observant reader noticed a big, fat earthworm in the snow. This is unusual. When cold weather arrives, worms either lay eggs and end up freezing to death, or they burrow deep. This one was alive ...