Control Whiteflies… With a Hand Vac!
Ill.: Claire Tourigny For a quick, easy and—quite honestly!—fun way of controlling the dreaded whitefly, a major pest of houseplantsContinue Reading
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Ill.: Claire Tourigny For a quick, easy and—quite honestly!—fun way of controlling the dreaded whitefly, a major pest of houseplantsContinue Reading
When planning crop rotation in the home garden, you need to know the family ties of your veggies and herbs.Continue Reading
Ill.: hiclipart.com & clipartkey.com, montage: laidbackgardener.blog Is a favorite houseplant infested with mealybugs or scale insects? What a disaster! In spite ofContinue Reading
Sometimes you just have to say sayonara to a bug-infested plant, even an orchid. Photo: pngegg.com & pngtree.com Question: I haveContinue Reading
Spraying your plants with rubbing alcohol is more likely to cause eye irritation than to kill any fungus gnats. Photo:Continue Reading
Spider mites are so small they can be mistaken for dust particles. Photo: gardeningheavn.com Spider mites (or red spider mites, TetranychusContinue Reading
Bumblebee nest. Photo: peacebeefarm.blogspot.com Question: I have a bumblebee nest in the ground at the entrance to my house. How canContinue Reading
Photo: Premier Tech Home & Garden I recently tried using beneficial nematodes to control ants in my yard. Not thatContinue Reading
Ill.: favpng.com, montage: laidbackgardener.com Question: I need your help. The leaves of my maple seedlings, cranberrybush viburnums, runner beans and evenContinue Reading
Magnolia soft scale (Neolecanium cornuparvum). Photo: http://www.ontree.ca Question: My magnolia has white bumps on its bark and a lot of insectsContinue Reading