Cucumber Beetles: How to Identify and Get Rid of Garden Pests

Cucumber beetles can be easily identified by their black and yellow stripes. Berea College H

Cabbage Worms: How to Identify and Get Rid of Cabbageworms

The cabbage worm, which is the caterpillar of the cabbage white, can be a dangerous pest in your garden. GrowVeg.com

Cabbage Root Maggots: How to Identify and Get Rid of Garden Pests

The larva of the cabbage root fly, or the cabbage root maggot, can be a serious pest, so learn how to get rid of it here. Ian Bedford/GrowVeg.com

How to Identify and Get Rid of Aphids

What are those white bugs on your plants? Theyre probably aphids! Here are our best tips on how to identify and control aphids in the garden.What Are Aphids?Aphids seem to find their way into every garden. They are

White Mold: How to Identify, Control, and Prevent Garden Fungus Diseases

Here are tips on how to identify, control, and prevent the fungal plant disease white mold. What Is Whi

Rust: How to Identify, Control, and Prevent Garden Diseases

Fungal rust disease infiltrates these spinach leaves. Rust photo by Howard F. Schwartz via Wikimedia Commons

Powdery Mildew: How to Identify, Control, and Prevent Garden Diseases

Wondering about that white fungus on your plants? The fungal disease powdery mildew affects

Mosaic Viruses: How to Identify, Control, and Prevent Mosaic Viruses

Here are tips on how to identify, control, and prevent mosaic viruses on a variety of plants. What Are

Gray Mold: How to Identify, Control, and Prevent Botrytis

Gray mold has compromised these Riesling grapes. Here are tips for how to identify, control

Blossom-End Rot: How to Identify, Control, and Prevent Diseases

Blossom-end rot on tomato plant Catherine Boeckmann Here are tips on how to identify, contro

Anthracnose: How to Identify, Control, and Prevent Anthracnose

Fungal anthracnose attacks these young grapevine leaves. What is anthracnose? This fungal d

7 Natural Ways to Keep Mosquitoes from Ruining the Party

1. Plant a Garden There are some plants that mosquitoes dont like, such as citronella, lemon balm, basil, mint, rosemary, catnip, marigolds, and lavender. Plant these liberally in your garden, especially around en

All About Emerald Ash Borer

Fast-growing ash are common residential and community park trees. Once a common and easy-to-grow tree in the eastern Midwest, ash trees are now greatly reduced in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and surrounding states.

All About Stink Bugs

Photo by Herb Pilcher, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Stink bugs prey on tender young foliage and fruit. They blemish leaves and succulent fruit and when present in large numbers stink bugs will

All About Common Tree Diseases

Thankfully pests rarely trouble woody plants. When insects, fungi, and assorted other pests invade trees, the plants are often struggling from environmental stress which makes them more susceptible to attack. Ch

Operation Pest Control

Check out some old and new ways to get rid of those unwanted tenants. During these fast-paced, high-tech, ever-changing, over-hyphenated times, its a comfort to know that some things stay the same. Scientists st

All About Common Plant Diseases

Lush, healthy plants are the norm. Garden pests strike only when conditions are favorable. Diseases are caused by bacteria, fungi, and viruses. These active organisms have a way of thwarting all gardeners from t

Snake-a-Rama

Length: 18-51 inches. Number of stripes on a garter: 3. One runs down the middle of the back; the others are on each side of the belly with a checkerboard pattern between. Rows of teeth: 4. A garters mouth cont

When to Apply Weed Control

Product packages usually provide a general guide to application timing. For example, theyll tell you approximately when you need to apply a crabgrass preventer. However, regional and year-to-year weather variati

Garden Going to the Dogs?

Dig for a Solution Prevent holes with techniques that are safe for your garden and your pet. Dogs dig. Its their nature. Use bricks and add dirt to fill their holes. After scraping claws on bricks, dogs will dec