Come learn how to find and identify the top 18 common garden pests! Also become familiar with beneficial insects, so they are not accidentally harmed.
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Mint is a hardy garden herb prized for its ability to thrive in all sorts of environments. Hardy as it is, mint pests can always drop by for a quick meal.
Diseases and insect pests can make a mess of a beautiful and well-maintained garden. Learn how to identify them to protect your plants.
Mint is a hardy garden herb prized for its ability to thrive in all sorts of environments. Hardy as it is, mint pests can always drop by for a quick meal.
American burnweed
Millipedes are not insects, but rather among the first invertebrate animals that ever roamed the planet. Millipedes are usually larger than centipedes, and have two pairs of tiny feet per body segment.
In this podcast episode, I discuss a few methods for controlling destructive insects in your organic garden and give the best chance for having a great harvest.
An easy-to-use, straightforward guide to vegetable garden pests that hands you all the info you'll need to identify common pests and manage them organically
Maintaining a healthy balcony garden can be challenging when faced with common plant pests. In this comprehensive guide, we'll explore the most common types of
These are dark green to dark gray soft-bodied insects about two millimeters long. They are often found in dense clusters on tender new growth.
Here is the email received by us from Texas A&M Department of Entomology for Texas pest identification to help County Agents and the public identify insects and spiders.
Ornamental edible gardening gets a lot of attention right now. Consider a new book _The Edible Front Yard_ by Ivette Soler that The Peak Oil Hausfrau has just reviewed. I did a post a while back on ornamental perennial edibles, and I wanted to do a companion piece on ornamental medicinal herbs.
Meet 8 common rose pests and learn how to manage them organically. Plus, discover the reason why systemic rose pest controls should be avoided.
If you’ve seen a rather large green insect crawling on your plants at night, you might have seen a katydid. But is this katydid a pest or a friend to your garden? I did some
Discover effective strategies to safeguard your basil plants from pests like aphids and beetles, ensuring a healthy, thriving garden.
Protect your plants from these slimy guys! Here are four simple, nonpoisonous options to rid your garden of slugs.
My friend Heidi Ross sent this to me the other day. It's a great poster created by University of California Natural Resources program. Take a look so that you can know friend from foe. Click on the image if you would like a larger view. Beneficial Bugs include: Ladybugs Lacewings Assassin Bug
This is a quick and easy guide to identifying green caterpillars. If you found a green larva and you wonder what it is, this guide to identifying 18 common green caterpillars will help you.
Canna lily pests are rare, but their broad sword-like leaves are awfully attractive to a variety of leaf munchers. Click this article for some ideas on insects that attack Canna lily plants and how to
These are blackish-gray to brown smooth-skinned caterpillars that hide in the soil during the day and feed at night. Black cutworms have small black dots on their bodies, while variegated cutworms are mottled brown with a faint white stripe down their backs.
Identifying insects is easy if you understand the basic parts of a bug.
A garden infestation can be a nightmare, but there are natural measures you can take to prevent and control garden pests.
Insects are part of the living world, they provide a balance to the food web. Beautiful gardens are not devoid of insects, beneficial insects control pests. Keep beneficial insects the natural way.
The 13th annual “Let’s Get Growing” garden show promises to provide visitors with smart gardening tips and tools.
Are you planting a garden with your children this summer? If so, you'll enjoy learning about 10 herbs that repel garden pests!
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In some parts of the U.S., onion maggots are without a doubt the most serious pest of plants in the onion family. They infest onions, leeks, shallots, garlic and chives. Find out about the identificat
Aphids thrive in temperate regions and feast on plants. They are one of the most pesky and destructive pests that gardeners have to deal with. This page contains homemade aphid spray recipes.
An easy-to-use, straightforward guide to vegetable garden pests that hands you all the info you'll need to identify common pests and manage them organically
Widely distributed throughout the United States, bacterial canker is most common on cherries and plums, but may also affect other kinds of stone fruits.
Whiteflies are tiny sucking insects that often appear in large numbers from midsummer to early fall, especially in warm, humid climates or greenhouses. When they are resting on plants, whiteflies look like small wedges of white, but the slightest disturbance will cause them to take flight.
Thousands of pest photos submitted for identification.
