Between the last pass of the combine and the first field check of spring, soybean insects such as soybean aphid and bean leaf beetle are quietly positioning themselves for a comeback. What you do in ...

My husband, Bill, and I were walking in the yard to the garden when we were shocked to find tiny gray caterpillars chowing down on our asparagus ferns. Many of us don’t even look this time of year as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you noticed leaves stripped bare of greenery in your garden or around the lawn? There’s a good chance the culprit is a ...

Every year each master gardener volunteer takes his / her turn working the booth to help the public by answering questions and sharing knowledge about gardening and horticulture. This year as I took ...

An indicator of ecological health of Southern California’s desert landscapes may lie in a beetle smaller than your pinky finger. The Casey’s June beetle not only plays a crucial role in the ecosystem ...

As you might be aware, El Paso County and much of Colorado is seeing an uptick in mountain pine beetle (MPB) activity. MPB is a native insect that usually attacks weaker trees as part of a natural ...

Baobabs aren’t supposed to fall. They can live for up to 2,500 years. Famous for their resilience, these huge trees have stood tall across Africa, weathering droughts and winds that flatten everything ...

Most of us think of beetles as small creatures flying through the air or scurrying across the ground to get to their destination without falling prey to a predator. But as bug enthusiasts know, there ...