Be a friend to bees and other beneficial insects. Here, blooming buckwheat keeps bees busy. We often get calls asking where home gardeners can buy these beneficial insects. However, to prevent ...

You can have a beautiful, productive garden while working with nature to manage insect pests. As you incorporate various eco-friendly pest management strategies, you will encourage songbirds, ...

For most humans, ants are a nuisance. But while you may fret about them munching on your meal, according to a new study, ants actually might help to protect our food from other insect pests. In a new ...

Between the last pass of the combine and the first field check of spring, soybean insects such as soybean aphid and bean leaf beetle are quietly positioning themselves for a comeback. What you do in ...

Harmful insect pests can cause billions of dollars’ worth of damage to food and livestock and transmit diseases such as malaria or the Zika virus. Finding ways to effectively control these insect ...

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Wanting to get the most out of your greenhouse? In The Greenhouse Gardener’s Manual (Timber Press, 2014), author Roger Marshall provides information on how to choose, heat, irrigate and maintain your ...

The problem of insect pests is not a new one, and there are many historical examples of the devastation they can inflict on both human health and agriculture worldwide. Over time, various efforts have ...

Insects play a crucial role in Tasmanian agriculture - supporting crop production, soil health and natural pest control.

Insects are often seen as invaders due to high-profile species like the yellow-legged (Asian) hornet, the harlequin ladybird ...