Columnist Robin Trott shares tips for how to scout your garden and what you should be looking for.

In the delicate dance between garden and wildlife, a surprising conflict arises. Discover how to protect your produce while ...

Deeply water vegetable gardens and container plants as needed, especially during hot weather. For containers, check soil ...

There are remedies that can rid veggies of common insects if applied at the first signs of activity, Don Kinzler writes.

Bagworms may be small, but they can cause big problems.Often mistaken for part of the tree, they create cases that dangle from branches.Erika Lyon, with Ohio St ...

Good bugs pollinate our food crops, enrich and fertilize the soil, eat our garbage and provide food for wildlife.

How to spot, stop & prevent houseplant pests, before they take over your indoor jungle. With plant-friendly but effective ...

Adult June bugs are called chafers because they eat leaves and flowers of trees and shrubs — they have gained a reputation for ruining gardens and being a nuisance especially in groups, according to ...

Basil, lavender and rosemary are wonderful herbs that not only taste great but also will keep the flies away. Basil ...

The Santa Cruz Garden Exchange is scheduled from 8 to 9 a.m. July 26 and will be held at the Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave.

Plant herbs and flowers like dill, thyme, nasturtiums, and marigolds near your cabbage. "Bug-repelling plants can deter ...

There are good bugs, along with birds and reptiles that ... Two types of mantids are often found in the garden; the native, brown, praying mantis, Mantis religiosa, and the Chinese, green mantis, ...