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Garden Pests

From bugs to birds to rodents, learn how to prevent and control garden pests.

Scale Insects

Scale Insects: Treatment, Prevention, and Control

Last updated March 2, 2019

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 …

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Whiteflies

Whiteflies: How To Wipe Out These Tiny White Insects For Good

Last updated December 2, 2019

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 …

Read moreWhiteflies: How To Wipe Out These Tiny White Insects For Good

Wireworm

Wireworm Woes: Identify, Prevent, and Control These Pests

Last updated October 3, 2019

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 …

Read moreWireworm Woes: Identify, Prevent, and Control These Pests

Thrips

Thrips: How to Identify and Get Rid of Thrips ASAP

Last updated October 3, 2019

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 …

Read moreThrips: How to Identify and Get Rid of Thrips ASAP

Mexican Bean Beetle

Mexican Bean Beetle: Get Rid Of Epilachna Varivestis

Last updated February 27, 2019

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 …

Read moreMexican Bean Beetle: Get Rid Of Epilachna Varivestis

Cucumber Beetle Battle: How To Rid Your Garden Of These Pests

Cucumber Beetle Battle: How To Rid Your Garden Of These Pests

Last updated January 10, 2019

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

Leafhopper Pests: How To Wipe Out Lurking Cicadellidae

Leafhopper Pests: How To Kill Off Lurking Cicadellidae

Last updated January 10, 2019

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

Flea Beetle Destruction: How To Wipe Out These Jumping Pests

Flea Beetle Control: Wipe Out These Pests

Last updated November 2, 2019

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 Control: Wipe Out These Pests

Mythimna unipuncta, ‘Common Armyworm’

Army Worms: Eliminating These Munching Menaces

Last updated February 7, 2019

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 …

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Spotted Asparagus Beetle

Asparagus Beetles: All You Need To Know About The Crioceris Species

Last updated February 13, 2019

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

Tomato Hornworm Life Cycle

Tomato Hornworms: Wiping Out Manduca Quinquemaculata

Last updated January 11, 2019

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

Colorado potato beetle

Potato Bugs: How To Wipe Out Leptinotarsa Decemlineata

Last updated January 11, 2019

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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