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

It's frustrating when birds or insects ravage your hard-earned fruits and vegetables in the garden. For a non-chemical ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japanese beetles might be harmless to humans but that doesn’t mean you want them around. This invasive insect feeds on more than ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

After writing about the fig beetle – a shiny green scarab beetle that feeds on overripe fruit and decomposing organic matter – I received the following email from Elizabeth Russell, who gardens in ...

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 ...

There are herbs that can transform a home garden into a natural pest shield. A garden filled with such plants provides beauty for the home, scent in the air, flavour in the kitchen, and a natural form ...