One of the first questions new gardeners ask is, “How do I keep bugs out of my garden?” Well, you don’t. Insects have refined senses and many can fly long distances, so keeping insects out of a garden ...

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Prepare for spring by repairing winter damage, incorporating cover crops and controlling early-emerging pests.

Biological control of undesirable garden pests is the desirable way to go. It’s a garden management tool that encourages natural processes by bringing one living organism into the garden to munch on ...

Garden pest control feels like an endless and ineffective chore sometimes. There's nothing more disappointing than coming out to your garden in the morning and finding only the destructive remains of ...

As a long-term advocate for organic growing, time and time again I come up across the same misconceptions about organic pest control and what it really involves. These myths can easily get in the way ...

The consistently low temperatures we’ve been experiencing may be having an impact on the pests we typically see this time of year.We spoke with a local pest con ...

Pesticides — even organic varieties — are not the safest, healthiest or most effective natural pest control options. The addition of certain plants from the list below to your garden or farm will ...

Magpies and pigeons can cause serious trouble in gardens, but pest control experts have shared a simple pruning method to deter these unwanted birds from your outdoor space ...

Certain breeds are great at keeping down populations of slugs and snails, but they do need to be kept out of vulnerable areas ...

As temperatures drop, pests seek warm havens indoors, posing risks of contamination, disease, and costly damage to homes.

Pest control in the Kentucky vegetable garden sometimes seems like a Cold War-era arms race. Just when you get ahead of one problem, another ruby-throated ninja stem annihilator (don’t worry ... this ...