Questions and Answers: Premature Sprouting and Annoying Flies
Shoots Sprouting Too Early While working in my flower beds recently, I noticed that the spring shoots of several daffodils,Continue Reading
Category: Harmful insects
Controlling the Whitefly: Quite a Challenge
Every fall, gardeners bring many plants indoors—geraniums, banana trees, hibiscus, fuchsias, and others—that cannot survive outside in our regions. Unfortunately,Continue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Home Remedies for Dealing With Lily Leaf Beetles
When talking about stubborn garden pests, the lily leaf beetle often comes up in conversation. This small bright red beetleContinue Reading
Problem in the Garden: Take a Closer Look, if the Problem Persists
When a plant isn’t doing well, we sometimes want to try everything at once: watering, pruning, fertilizing, spraying… or evenContinue Reading
My (Not So) Peaceful Coexistence With Grouns-Nesting Wasps
I have to tell you something that happened to me recently and made me think about the limits of ourContinue Reading
A “New” Bug on the Boxwood
In the province of Quebec, boxwood (Buxus spp.) has become very popular. This is partly thanks to the arrival ofContinue Reading
An Athlete, Engineering Genius, Living in Frog Spit!
Have you ever wondered what that strange white foam is that appears on your plants in spring and summer? ThoseContinue Reading
Warning: Eggshells May Actually ATTRACT Slugs
A persistent myth claims that eggshells, when crushed coarsely, are very sharp and that slugs would be lacerated when crossingContinue Reading
Not Just a Pretty Bug!
It was during a visit to the suburbs of Montreal, that I first saw the lily leaf beetle, Lilioceris lilii,Continue Reading
The Lily Leaf Beetle and the Promise of Biological Control
In 2015, my father, Larry Hodgson, announced that he had won the war against the lily leaf beetle, a smallContinue Reading