Scale Insects: Treatment, Prevention, and Control
Ew, scale insects! Whether flat against leaves or fruit, or lumpy bumps on branches or stems, this widespread superfamily of insects is well over 8000 species strong. Many of them …
Garden Pests
From bugs to birds to rodents, learn how to prevent and control garden pests.
Whiteflies: How To Wipe Out These Tiny White Insects For Good
Much like aphids, whiteflies are a scourge in the garden. These tiny pale pests suck the sap from plants and spread diseases. Worse yet, they’re so miniscule that they can …
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Wireworm Woes: Identify, Prevent, and Control These Pests
The long-lived, hungry wireworm can wreak havoc on the agricultural sector. With a diverse choice of common crops as their target, these click beetle larvae seek out and chew through …
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Thrips: How to Identify and Get Rid of Thrips ASAP
Terrible thrips! They invade the garden, sucking the juices out of leaves and stems and the life from your plants. They cause scarring on fruit and vegetables and spread plant …
Mexican Bean Beetle: Get Rid Of Epilachna Varivestis
The Mexican bean beetle looks an awful lot like a ladybug of a different color, and we all love ladybugs, or as some call them, ladybirds. But under that cute …
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Cucumber Beetle Battle: How To Rid Your Garden Of These Pests
The last thing you want to see in your yard is a cucumber beetle. No, really, I’m not kidding. If you are starting to see these little beetles scattered around …
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Leafhopper Pests: How To Kill Off Lurking Cicadellidae
Lurking in your garden, there’s a pest which is feasting upon the leaf sap in your plants: the leafhopper. This relative of the cicada insect is nowhere near as noisy …
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Flea Beetle Control: Wipe Out These Pests
A flea beetle is not a flea. Let’s get that out of the way right at the beginning! In fact, fleas and flea beetles have almost nothing in common, although …
Army Worms: Eliminating These Munching Menaces
If you’ve ever watched a row of plants get demolished by army worms, you’ll know in part how they get their name. These ravenous little caterpillars will devour an entire …
Asparagus Beetles: All You Need To Know About The Crioceris Species
Asparagus is a great crop to grow. This perennial produces delicious spears every year in the spring. But there is a down side to growing this phenomenal edible… the asparagus …
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Tomato Hornworms: Wiping Out Manduca Quinquemaculata
Anyone who’s as much a fan of home-grown tomatoes as I am is terrified of this fat green tomato worm, and for good reason. Tomato hornworms can destroy tomato plants …
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Potato Bugs: How To Wipe Out Leptinotarsa Decemlineata
The potato bug, also called the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), is a very common agricultural pest. Many have bemoaned the day that these pesky little bugs appear in their …
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