Wasps in Your Garden: What to Do?
Social wasps (the ones that live in colonies) are usually striped yellow and black or white and black, a visualContinue Reading
Category: Beneficial insects
What’s Cutting Round Holes In My Plant’s Leaves?
By Larry Hodgson What in the world causes the semicircular holes you see in the leaves of your garden plants,Continue Reading
Which Vegetables Self-Pollinate?
Par Larry Hodgson Question: I’ve been told that tomatoes self-pollinate and don’t need bees to pollinate their flowers. What other vegetablesContinue Reading
Lacy Phacelia: Possibly the Best Plant for Pollinators!
By Larry Hodgson If you grow fruit-bearing vegetables like squash, cucumbers, eggplant, okra or melons, you always need insect visitorsContinue Reading
Woodlice: Friends Not Foes
Photo: Katia Schulz, Wikipedia Commons You find them in almost every garden: flat, oval, usually gray creatures no more than 1/2Continue Reading
When Centipedes Live in Houseplant Soil
Yes, centipedes do sometimes reside in the soil of houseplants. Photo: Palica, Wikiedia Commons Question: I need your help. The soilContinue Reading
A Bumblebee Nest in the Wrong Place
Bumblebee nest. Photo: peacebeefarm.blogspot.com Question: I have a bumblebee nest in the ground at the entrance to my house. How canContinue Reading
Spiders: Brainier Than Other Bugs
The common house spider (Achaearanea tepidariorum), found all over the world, keeps insects from taking over our homes. Photo: FynContinue Reading
Moths: The Forgotten Pollinators
Moths often pollinate the same flowers as bees, but at night. Photo: Aditidutttyagi10, Wikimedia Commons One side of the LepidopteraContinue Reading