Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In late August, there is a vast assortment of insect action in our gardens, and it is worth a listen and a watch to see what is happening. The cicadas are ...

Most people have done it. You see something small and wiggly on a plant, your brain says “bug = bad,” and your hand is ...

There are nearly 1 million known insect species on Earth, and just 2% of these insects are harmful to plants, animals or humans. Managing insects in the vegetable garden and home landscape requires an ...

Ginny Bartolone began writing DIY and home improvement guides nearly 10 years ago, covering everything from energy-efficient appliances to cracked foundations. Whether she's compiling cost information ...

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 ...

With the arrival of warm weather also comes the arrival of summer's menaces: bugs. While some people might detest insects just for being so buggy, for gardeners, each year might feel like another new ...

I grew up calling the bright, red beetle with black spots on its wings a lady bug. I have heard people call them ladybirds, and I never understood why someone would call a bug a bird. Since I’m ...

You’re probably quick to get rid of fruit flies, ants, and other inside critters, but did you know there are garden pests that require just as swift intervention? Whether you’re an avid gardener or a ...

My first encounter with old-fashioned potato beetles took place very early in my career. This was way before there was such a thing as the internet. A client brought in an elongated, dark gray beetle ...

Colorado potato beetles feasting on green leaves - Bukhta Yurii/Shutterstock Have you noticed oblong, orange eggs congregating on the leafy undersides of your potato crop? Or maybe you've observed ...

BOISE, Idaho — Over the last few weeks, many Idaho gardeners have been posting pictures of some of the nasty little garden pests that have been munching on flowers, fruits and vegetable plants, ...