Garden Myth: Cornmeal Makes Ants Explode
There are all sorts of garden myths, but one of the strangest is certainly the one that suggests if youContinue Reading
Category: Harmful animals
Flea Beetles: the Shotgun Insects
Here’s one insect where damage is certainly much more noticeable than the insect itself. The plant’s leaves – especially theContinue Reading
Do Animal Repellents Really Work?
Probably every gardener will have to deal with an undesirable animal or bird at some point: a groundhog grazing onContinue Reading
Deer Proofing Your Garden
Deer are causing more and more problems to gardeners. As homes spread out into their territory, they become habituated toContinue Reading
Slinkys Make Great Squirrel Baffles
Credit: Video by spikelevi63 Did you know that you can use the ever-popular children’s toy, the Slinky, to keep squirrelsContinue Reading
Reducing the Vole Population Before Winter
The population of voles or meadow voles (Microtus spp.), extremely common small brown short-tailed, small-eared mice found in every homeContinue Reading
Aphids on Houseplants
You brought your houseplants back indoors a few weeks back and everything is going pretty well, except one plant seemsContinue Reading
Trap And Release for Squirrel Control: Not Such a Good Idea
It’s frustrating to see squirrels and chipmunks dig up and eat the tulip and crocus bulbs you just planted. FortunatelyContinue Reading
Wasps: Aggressive But Beneficial
If you get the impression you’re seeing more social wasps (yellow jackets, paper wasps, and hornets) in your gardenContinue Reading
What to Do About Sand Wasps?
Everyone recognizes social wasps (yellow jackets and hornets), the ones that live in colonies underground or in paper nest andContinue Reading