Gardening is about nurturing living plants. There can be some obstacles along the way. Insects, weeds, wildlife, and diseases are often waiting to cause havoc. Occasionally, we need to kill ...

Rose of Sharon (Cephalanthus occidentalis) is in the Hibiscus family. It is considered invasive in our region because of its ability to prolifically self-seed and like other invasives, it will ...

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

A widely-used agricultural chemical sprayed on fruits and vegetables to prevent fungal disease is also killing beneficial ...

Within three months, a shipment of small branches arrived in California. The branches carried not only cottony cushion scale, ...

Learn how to get rid of scale insects on plants with safe, effective methods for both indoor and outdoor plants. Discover ...

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

"It can spread quickly from one field to another if left unmanaged." Officials discover worrisome effects of 'rapid' increase ...

Many of the UK’s bird species are in serious decline, largely due to habitat destruction and the collapse of food chains ...

Cicada season may be over, but another pest emerges right after. Here's how to prevent possible bites and rashes from oak ...

Since the start of the month the shekel strengthened by 3.6 percent against the euro, 5.4 percent against British Sterling and nearly five percent against the US dollar. The shekel has ...

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