Insects

Sweet smelling phlox can attract many visitors to the garden, human and insect alike. Click here and learn how to recognize phlox plant bugs.

By Bonnie L. Grant

There’s nothing as disgusting as picking fresh fruit only to bite into it and discover a worm! Learn about fruit maggots and prevention here.

By Amy Grant

Experts have estimated that there are up to 30 million species of insects living on the planet. With so many, it’s no wonder identifying garden pests is not always an easy task. To learn a few methods of identifying garden pests, click here.

By Teo Spengler

The leaves on your outside plants are covered with black speckles and spots. Upon closer inspection, you find tufts of cottony material and segmented waxy bugs. Congratulations, you've discovered mealybugs in the garden. Learn how to control them here.

By Laura Miller

Large, irregular rips and tears in the foliage? You may be seeing spanworm damage. “What are spanworms and how do I go about getting rid of spanworms before they strike again?” Learn more about spanworms, their sneaky habits, and spanworm control here.

By Becca Badgett

Although they are often found flitting around in the same area, are there differences between the shore fly and fungus gnat or are shore flies and fungus gnats the same? If different, how do you tell fungus gnats and shore flies apart? Find the answers in this article.

By Amy Grant

Managing pests in the south requires vigilance and recognizing good bugs from bad bugs. By keeping an eye on your plants and vegetables, you can catch problems before they become a full-blown infestation. Click here for tips on how to manage pests in southern regions.

By Susan Albert

For home fruit growers, blister mite damage is usually cosmetic, but problems for commercial fruit growers can be significant. Click on the following article for more information and learn how to control blister mites in your garden.

By Mary H. Dyer

One square foot of soil in your garden probably has one million of nematode worms. As a gardener, it is important to know which nematodes are bad for plants and cause damage. Most are not only harmless but actually helpful. Learn which are bad in this article.

By Mary Ellen Ellis

Many types of nematodes are beneficial for gardeners, helping to process and decompose plant matter for healthy plant growth. Unfortunately, root lesion nematodes are anything but helpful. Learn how to prevent lesion nematodes in this article.

By Mary H. Dyer

When adding new crops, it is important that growers familiarize themselves with any possible or preventable issues that may be common. This is especially true with grain crops and their susceptibility to hessian fly infestations. Click here for info on hessian fly management.

By Tonya Barnett

You can have fun if you use toilet paper rolls as pest control in the garden. How to stop pests with toilet paper rolls? It’s ingenious but simple. Click here for all you need to know about cardboard tube pest control, including protecting plants with toilet paper rolls.

By Teo Spengler

You are just as likely to find roaches in the garden as indoors. Outdoor roach problems can soon become indoor roach problems, which means that garden roach control should be a priority. Learn how to kill cockroaches in the garden with info from this article.

By Amy Grant

Have you ever had the sensation something is biting you but when you look, nothing is apparent? This may be the result of no-see-ums. What are no-see-ums? Click this article for important biting midge info, including tips on controlling no-see-um pests.

By Bonnie L. Grant

Melons, squash, cucumbers, and other members of the cucurbit family are susceptible to infestation with nematodes. Cucurbits with nematodes may suffer varying degrees of crop loss, and management strategies are important for control. This article can help with that.

By Mary Ellen Ellis