Ants in the Garden: Both Friends and Enemies
If you garden, you’ll certainly run into ants. They are everywhere! Different species occur on all the continents except AntarcticaContinue Reading
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An Easy-to-Clean Red Ball Trap
Many gardeners are used to placing red ball traps in apple trees after they bloom to attract and catch appleContinue Reading
A Gardener’s Guide to Avoiding Ticks
As warmer weather arrives and gardens burst into bloom, something not nearly as nice begins to threaten home gardeners: ticks.Continue Reading
A Simple Way of Thwarting Potato Beetles
Here’s a simple, but effective way of keeping one pest out of your plants! To avoid the Colorado potato beetle, LeptinotarsaContinue Reading
Do Mosquito Bands Work?
Last spring, I noticed a product called “BuggyBands”, a wristband consisting of spirals of colored plastic that was purported toContinue Reading
Spray in Spring for Healthy Fruit?
Dormant oil, also called dormant oil spray and dormant spray, is a horticultural oil normally applied in the spring atContinue Reading
Aphids on Orchids
Many aphids live on a a wide range of host plants, including orchids. Photo: Ron Parsons, youplants.com Question: I recently discoveredContinue Reading
Ask Questions Before You Buy a Plant
Ill.: clipart-library.com You’re not interested in constantly fighting against diseases, pests and weeds? Before buying a new plant, therefore, grillContinue Reading
Insects That Spread Plant Diseases
Some pretty innocent-looking insects can transmit some pretty powerful plant diseases. Ill.: laidbackgardener.blog Insects that feed on the sap orContinue Reading
When Mealybugs Attack!
Mealybugs tend to seem like white cottony masses, but if you look carefully, you can make out the individual pests.Continue Reading