Q: What do you recommend for controlling that ugly, leaf-footed bug that attacks my pomegranates? I want to be prepared. A: They aren’t difficult to kill with a variety of traditional pesticides. The ...

Why do gardeners need to identify garden bugs before taking action against them? When should we leave them to their natural activities? A look at assassin bugs, leaf footed bugs, squash bugs and stink ...

Weather allowing, February is a good month to check out the trees in your yard with an eye on identifying and heading off hazards. Trouble is easier to detect when you can get a good look at the trunk ...

Insect infestations thoroughly creep me out. I’m sure a lot of moms out there feel the same way after kiddo brings head lice home from school. I can handle a few grasshoppers and other bugs in my ...

Stink bug moms appear to carefully choose the color of their eggs. Eggs laid on the top surface of leaves were over two times darker, on average, than those laid on a leaf’s pale, top-lit underside, ...