Moles can damage gardens and lawns. Your gardening practices might be attracting them. Overwatering, dense planting, and ...

Few plants evoke winter holidays in the north more dependably than the Christmas holly (Ilex aquifolium).

Parasitic plants are notorious agricultural pests that drain nutrients from crops and cause economic losses of more than USD ...

Roughly 60 years ago, the United States eradicated the New World screwworm, an insect that feeds on living tissue. But now, ...

Carpenter bees bore into a variety of wood sources. But, as they tunnel, do they eat the wood, or are they doing something else?

(THE CONVERSATION) Rats and other rodents and pests can make great archivists.

Armando Falcon-Brindis has noticed a few newcomers buzzing around University of Idaho’s Parma Research and Extension Center ...

“Pyrethrin is the most important insecticide in the world,” says Joel Maina Kibett, chief agriculture officer of Nakuru ...

Although they have a strong, offensive odor, mothballs will not keep mice away. Learn more about keeping mice away from your ...

Growing food indoors presents some challenges, but there are advantages. Microgreens or sprouts can be grown in compact trays ...

Ever walk into a garden center and spot something new you just have to take home? This year, plant selections are getting a ...

If you're using hardware cloth, measure it out and fasten it down into the ground with either pins or bricks. For wire mesh, ...