Few things are as disheartening to a gardener than seeing unwelcome pests feasting on the literal fruits of your labor. The best insecticides for your vegetable garden target the bugs that are ...

Insect pests have begun to show up in my garden this week. It seems like it’s early for them, but that’s only because the garden plants are small for this time of the year because of our late start.

Sonoma County’s Garden Doctors offer prescription for pesticide use and cleaning your clay pots and tools Joan T. of Santa Rosa asks: I was at a nursery the other day, and I had a rose ...

Questions frequently arise regarding insecticide applications on fruits and vegetables. While I cannot offer clear and specific recommendations on all situations you may encounter, here are a few ...

Gardens in North Dakota look great this year. The rains have been plentiful in most areas, and our plants are thriving. Be prepared to protect your garden from insect pests. Swarms of flea beetles ...

TikTok gardener and educator Potted Gem (@potted_gem) posted a video of a recipe for a chili and garlic spray to keep pests away naturally. First, she chopped up a cayenne pepper and several cloves of ...

We have a cherry tree that gives us a lot of delicious cherries, but unfortunately we have found little worms in the fruit without any telltale signs on the outside of the fruit. What is this? What ...

I have been a proponent of floating row cover for years. When placed on hoops over a vegetable crop, this lightweight fabric allows sunlight and moisture to pass through it and acts as a physical ...

Smithsonian Gardeners created a beautiful overwintering habitat for bugs in the Ripley Garden. Inspiration from Flora Grubb Gardens Everyone needs a warm place to snuggle up for winter. That includes ...

You may have an ally in your garden and not even realize it. Right this very minute, paper wasps are likely on patrol in your garden constantly looking for insects to hunt down and kill. The purpose ...

Q: I appear to have a massive infestation of white, cottony cochineal scale on my prickly pear cactus. I can usually get most of it off by hosing, but much of it is hard to reach. Beyond hosing, what ...

After successfully organizing to register Lake Bluff as a Community Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation, a Lake Bluff nature group is joining broader efforts to push for state ...