Trap Wireworms With Potatoes!
Wireworms are frequently found in gardens, causing the most damage in vegetable beds where they attack the roots of seedlings,Continue Reading
Category: Harmful insects
What’s Eating My Columbines?
The columbine (Aquilegia spp.) is a highly attractive perennial and very popular as well. With its exotic-looking flowers, usually bicolored (theContinue Reading
Skip a Year to Control Carrot Flies
Sometimes the easiest way to regain control over carrot rust flies, Psila rosae, also called carrot root maggots, is simplyContinue Reading
Time to Clean Up Red Ball Traps
I don’t know about you, but my apple trees are “decorated” with red ball traps covered with Tanglefoot (a non-dryingContinue Reading
Fall Webworm: Spectacular Damage, But Not That Harmful
The fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea) is the caterpillar stage of a rather inconspicuous white moth. Its small size belies theContinue Reading
Bring Flowers Indoors… Without Ants!
I regularly receive emails from gardeners who panic at the thought of bringing ants into their home by accident. ForContinue Reading
Tomato Hornworms Are Easy to Control
You suddenly find a leaf on your tomato plant has been almost eaten off. And the next day another, then yetContinue Reading
Controlling Spider Mites in the Garden
Though very tiny, spider mites can do a load of damage and they are so widely distributed in the environmentContinue Reading
Keeping Mosquitoes Out Of Your Water Garden
With mosquito-borne diseases (West Nile virus, equine encephalitis, Zika* virus, etc.) becoming increasingly common and worries about sources of stagnantContinue Reading