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To boost your garden’s ladybug population to control pests naturally, an expert warns against a common mistake.
Plants that attract these beneficial predators include vetch, alfalfa, corn, and crimson clover. Natives like elderberry, ...
Beneficial Insectary is the only large insectary that has production in the United States (There are a few smaller specialist ...
Are your trees dripping a sticky goo? The reason is that trees are often infested with aphids, scale or other insects that ...
Gardeners have used catnip as an insect repellant for many years, but does it keep all bugs away? Find out if it is effective ...
Ladybirds swarmed to Hunstanton in 1976 (Image: Archive) The native ladybird, fondly called a Bishee Barnaby in Norfolk, also reached plague proportions in Hunstanton in the heatwave of 1976, with ...
If they become established in North America, the DNR said there will be "serious environmental and economic impacts." ...
When I attended her biocontrol presentation titled “Rethinking Rose Pest Management,” I discovered that, apparently, true ...
What’s the difference between an insect and a bug? Who buzzes in the grass? And what does a ladybug have to do with a lady?