Of the many insect species that visit a vegetable garden, a small fraction are pests. Slugs, aphids, cabbage loopers, and ...

Rotating crops, using straw mulch, and adding companion plants to the garden are all great ways to prevent squash bugs from ruining your vegetables. If an infestation has already started, you can pick ...

There are remedies that can rid veggies of common insects if applied at the first signs of activity, Don Kinzler writes.

Tomatoes are pretty easy to grow with plenty of sunlight, water, and nutrient-rich soil, but pests are always a potential ...

If you garden without pesticides, one of the best ways to manage pests is by keeping your plants healthy and encouraging backyard biodiversity to attract beneficial insects. At my house, I have a ...

There's nothing worse than bugs wreaking havoc on a garden you've put so much work into. It can surely give you a headache.

Flea beetles can wreak havoc in the garden. These insects are recognized by their tiny, shiny bodies that are about the size ...

This month on Northern Gardening, hosts Sarah Waddle and Joan Farnam are joined by Carol Bennett and Erik Hahn to talk ...

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – Worms and insects can nibble away at your vegetables causing them to rot. There are four steps you should follow to prevent them from taking over your vegetable garden ...

Bugs aren't the only pests who want to chow down on your crops. Birds, rodents like squirrels and groundhogs, rabbits, and deer could be ready to nibble on your garden, depending on where you live.

If you’re closing your vegetable garden in the fall, you want to get rid of the weeds. Leaving these aggressive invaders in the soil means they’ll compete with your newly planted veggies for ...

Whenever my vegetable garden gets attacked by insect pests, I don’t get sad. Instead, I get mad. Then I get even. When I was a farm boy, I sprayed a product called Sevin (perhaps misspelled but ...