Not all beetles have such fanciful names as fireflies and ladybugs. But many of them have something more important in common: ...

Ask any vegetable gardener about beans and pull up a chair. Some grow lima beans, dry beans or wax beans but almost every home garden has a patch of green beans. Beans grow quickly and don't need much ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japanese beetle on leaf with lacey holes - J.J. Gouin/Shutterstock Are your prized roses looking more like a lace doily than a ...

Experts at UConn’s Home and Garden Education Center are warning gardeners about invasive beetles. “They’re not harmful to people,’ said horticulture specialist and educator Pamm Cooper. “They can be ...

Japanese beetle feeding on a plant - Jj Gouin/Getty Images Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica) are detrimental to lawns and gardens. In their larval stage, these little brown insects feed on grass ...

A: Insects are a big challenge for certain plants in the vegetable garden. In this case, flea beetles are the culprits. These little black insects will jump away rapidly when you disturb them. Thus, ...

If you've spent the last couple of months curating and growing a healthy garden, the last thing you want to see are small green invaders munching on the leaves. Japanese beetles, those shiny green and ...

Here’s how to monitor and manage these destructive pests.

With the arrival of warm weather also comes the arrival of summer's menaces: bugs. While some people might detest insects just for being so buggy, for gardeners, each year might feel like another new ...