As temperatures drop, furry little creatures outdoors look for warm shelter to spend the winter. If you don’t take appropriate measures, mice and rats may start shacking up in your garden shed or burrowing in your vegetable garden. Read More
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. When it comes to garden pests, the work up front to prevent them is a lot easier than trying to get rid of them once they arrive. Fall is the perfect time to take some preventative measures to reduce pests in your spring garden. Read More
The first rule of garden pests is not to spray until you know what’s causing the damage. Here are some tips to follow to identify damage and determine what types of insect pests are responsible. Read More
Fall is harvest season for squash, but there’s someone else who wants to get to those plants before you do—the squash vine borer. Here’s how to prevent these pests from ruining your squash harvest. Read More
The battle against garden pests is never-ending. Wild critters, like rabbits, mice and birds, love chomping on greens, and domestic pets, like cats and dogs, can do their share of damage as well. Wondering how to control garden pests naturally? Read More
Cutworms are a troublesome garden pest, knocking down young plants as soon as they begin to stand on their own. Cutworm damage is some of the cruelest you’ll see in the garden, although it’s hard to determine whether the damage is crueler to the unsuspecting plant or the hard-working gardener. Read More
With summer fully upon us, the weather is warm enough to allow a spider mite explosion in the garden. Spider mites are one of the most common garden pests, and they reproduce quickly in hot weather. Read More
One of the most loathsome garden pests, the tomato hornworm, is just as nasty as he looks. Despite its name, the “hornworm” isn’t a worm at all. This garden pest is actually a caterpillar, the larvae of the hawk moth. Read More
Birds can be their own form of pest control, eating bugs from the garden while plants grow, but once fruit begins to ripen, birds can become a pest in their own right. After waiting all season to find your first tomatoes pecked by birds can be disheartening and aggravating. But even if you’re not a bird-lover, you don’t want to kill them. Manage birds using organic controls. Read More
Aphids are tiny sap-sucking insects that are one of the most troublesome garden pests. Nearly every plant species has a different aphid species that preys on it, but knowledge of specific species isn’t necessary to control aphids and protect your garden. Read More
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