It’s hard to overlook the brilliant orange and black wings of a monarch butterfly as it moves through a garden of flowers. It ...

A phids are one pest that make every gardener sigh as they return continuously. They're extremely common and don't ...

What comes to mind when you think of beneficial insects in your yard? Observant gardeners will often name one of the ...

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...

When I attended her biocontrol presentation titled “Rethinking Rose Pest Management,” I discovered that, apparently, true ...

Beneficial Insectary is the only large insectary that has production in the United States (There are a few smaller specialist ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Experts share of the best biennials to sow this month to a stunning garden over the next two year – each flower with its own ...

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.

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AN enriched life – isn’t that what we all strive for? Whether it’s sitting down on the settee to watch a good film, going to ...

We have more than 500 species of aphid in the UK, in shades of red, yellow, black, green, brown or pink, some of which feed on specific plants, others which will suck the sap out of a wide host range.