Insects have started to appear in gardens and though some of them are bad, most of them are beneficial and help control other ...

When it comes to your yard, not all bugs are bad bugs. In fact, some insects can play a positive role in managing the levels ...

Your garden is thriving—lush greens, budding blooms, maybe even a tomato or two on the vine. Then you spot something crawling on the leaves.

Q: For the first time, I’m seeing kudzu bugs in my garden. They are near my tomatoes, bush beans, Malabar spinach, and bell peppers. I’m not sure which plants are attracting them to the garden.

Consider Tilling Till your garden in the fall to rid your soil of hidden squash bugs and other soil-dwelling insects. Squash bugs bury themselves up to 6 inches deep in garden beds, so you’ll ...

Q: Red and black bugs have appeared in my vegetable and flower gardens ... Gardeners sometimes assume that a native species in a garden setting can be more hands-off, but during the ...

The Hemiptera order is more commonly called true bugs. One of the ideas that make me feel better about dealing with any insect in a way that won’t harm my garden is the Integrated Pest ...

Hi, Sue. Last year gray squash-eating bugs appeared in my garden around the kubocha squash vines. I read that applications of a Neem oil-water mixture sprayed on both sides of the leaves and vines ...

War has been declared. I am battling earwigs. When I discovered small holes in my newly developing dahlia leaves, I searched ...

We also chatted about our favorite garden bugs, and the enigmatic praying mantis is a mutual favorite. I mentioned my confusion because some praying mantises are said to be invasive: the native ...

Squash bug has a snout it inserts in the circulatory ... better about dealing with any insect in a way that won’t harm my garden is the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) concept.