Use floating row covers over seedlings and susceptible crops such as eggplants, which can be decimated by flea beetles. Keep ...

In the case of both aphids and Japanese beetles, spraying with a broad-spectrum insecticide can do more harm than good. These ...

The further south you go, the bigger the bugs. Heat has a dramatic effect on the growth rate of some species, and North ...

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

The Japanese beetle is native to Japan and an invasive species in the U.S. They have metallic green bodies and brown wings.

Avoid handling them, as this and other species can produce defensive cyanide-containing secretions if they feel threatened ...

Indigenous people have utilized elderberry for centuries – harvesting berries for nutrition, utilizing hollow stems for tools ...

Silver fish, grasshoppers, mantids and cockroaches are examples of these insects. Their young – called nymphs – look like ...

With its ample vegetation and hot, humid temperatures, Alabama is the perfect nesting ground for a wide variety of creatures. Suffice it to say that there are also some pretty big insects lurking in ...

After years of collecting what’s known as the big four – diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds – jewellery aficionados are ...

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