After spending hours tending to your garden, the last thing you want is for pests to gnaw on your plants and ruin all of your hard work. Not only does pest damage make your garden look less visually ...

Insects that eat leaves create different kinds of damage. While you will not always see the bug that's doing the eating, you will almost certainly notice the destruction. Here's how to identify the ...

Do you know why ants never get sick? They have anty bodies. Ants are annoying if they get into the house or make their anthills in places we’d rather they wouldn’t, but they don’t cause many problems ...

Springtime brings new growth to plants, which attracts pest insects like aphids and scale. Beneficial insects that prey on these pests become more abundant later in the spring. Gardeners can control ...

Welcome to our tree column, “Ask your local arborist.” Each month, arborists from the Davey Tree Expert Company in Menlo Park discuss a tree-related topic from general care and planting tips to how ...

Companion planting with herbs and flowers like rosemary, basil, and marigolds naturally repels common pests while boosting plant health and yield. These plants confuse or deter bugs through strong ...

Keep broccoli plants hydrated by watering them at the base a couple of times a week. Apply a liquid fertiliser fortnightly over the growing season, especially as you see heads start to develop.