Everyone knows how valuable bees are to your garden because they are pollinating your flowers. But they’re not the only ...

Learn how to identify garden insects, unfamiliar plants While prepping your summer garden, you might spot an interesting insect (or plant) that you haven’t seen before. You can use apps such as ...

As you know, many insect pests may affect garden plants. Since I cannot cover everything today, we’ll just scratch the surface on a few common insect pests. Starting with the most common garden ...

I am getting mixed recommendations on the use of pesticides in my garden when I ask gardening friends and local garden center staff. Can you provide some direction on how to use them properly.

More than 80 species of lady beetles are found in Colorado, of which 70 are native. A single lady beetle can consume thousands of pest aphids, scale insects, mites and pest eggs in its brief lifetime.

Identify common garden insects with these garden bugs’ pictures and descriptions and become an expert bug identifier. I never use pesticides in my gardens. To do so would interfere with the life ...

A bit of prevention goes a long way in minimizing insect and disease problems in the garden. ... Properly identify the pest. Most insects, more than 97%, ...

For identification and advice about resolving a pest problem, you can contact the UC Marin Master Gardeners’ help desk by emailing [email protected] or calling 415-473-4910.

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 ...

Most insects, over 97%, are good guys that pollinate our plants, eat pests and help compost plant waste. Knowing the good from the bad and the harmful from those that are just annoying can save ...

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.