A thriving garden is full of life, but not all living organisms are beneficial to plant growth. In addition to butterflies, bees, and earthworms, there are many insects that feed on leaves, stems, ...

Key Points Harsh winters may reduce some pests, but most insects survive by adapting to cold conditions.Pests like snails, ...

Plant pests, such as snails, slugs, and tomato hornworms, can wreak havoc on ornamental and edible gardens. However, only 1% of insects damage plants; the vast majority are either harmless or ...

In last week’s article, I focused on weeds as unwanted garden guests. This week, we’ll focus on insect pests, and next week, diseases. As you know, many insect pests may affect garden plants. Since I ...

The vegetables and plants in your garden that you need to get rid of due to them bringing pests to your garden.

If you have a lot of pests and bugs in your yard, these plants and flowers could be the very reason why.

There are three common underground insect pests often encountered while preparing garden soil or planting a garden. They are grubs, wireworms and cutworms. Grubs are the larval stage of an assortment ...

If only we could garden without the insects, what a great place Texas could be. But they’re here, and so are we, and we must learn to identify and deal with the issues they bring us. Here are some of ...

These companion plants for garlic—including vegetables, flowers, and herbs—can increase your yield and naturally deter pests.