From bugs to birds to rodents, learn how to prevent and control garden 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 …
Read moreCucumber Beetle Battle: How To Rid Your Garden Of These Pests
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 …
Read moreLeafhopper Pests: How To Kill Off Lurking Cicadellidae
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 …
Read moreFlea Beetle Destruction: How To Wipe Out These Jumping Pests
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 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 …
Read moreAsparagus Beetles: All You Need To Know About The Crioceris Species
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 …
Read moreTomato Hornworms: Wiping Out Manduca Quinquemaculata
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 …
Read morePotato Bugs: How To Wipe Out Leptinotarsa Decemlineata
Oh, do I ever hate aphids. These little pesky insects suck the life out of my plants (quite literally!), and wherever they go, they bring plant destruction in their wake. …
Read moreAnnoying Aphids: All About Aphididae And How To Get Rid of Them
There are millions of ants in the world, and they get everywhere. While I’ve focused in-depth on ants and organic ways to eliminate them in the past, one thing I …
Read moreThe Best Ant Killers Available Right Now: 2019 Edition
In late summer, your pumpkin patch starts showing odd signs of wilt. It’s patchy at first, but you start noticing yellowed and darkened leaves, wilted vines, and you may actually …
Read moreKilling Squash Bugs: How To Identify and Control Anasa Tristis
You’re starting to find holes in the leaves of your kale, and for that matter, in your cabbage, brussels sprouts, or other brassica-family plants. The leaves of the neat rows …
There’s something crawling along the leaves of your arugula, and it looks like a little inchworm. It’s green, and it is snacking as it goes, leaving holes throughout your plants. …
Read moreCabbage Loopers: All About Trichoplusia Ni And How To Eliminate Them