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Everyone knows how valuable bees are to your garden because they are pollinating your flowers. But they’re not the only ...

Ladybeetles can also help your garden thrive, but these bugs bite and are invasive. They have an oval shape and are larger ...

Don’t confuse them with the similarly-named, unrelated, larger and clear-winged lacewings, which are beneficial predators.

Squash bugs haven’t appeared in my vegetable garden in a few years—but that wasn't always the case. Several years ago, I lost my summer squash to a nasty invasion of squash bugs that continued ...

Q: For the first time, I’m seeing kudzu bugs in my garden. They are near my tomatoes, bush beans, Malabar spinach, and bell peppers. I’m not sure which plants are attracting them to the garden.

Fortunately, though, they are merely a nuisance. Shoo them away, if you prefer, using a hose blast of plain water, or brush them off structures with a broom, but otherwise, just ignore them.

Squash bugs, often mistaken for stink bugs, can cause a lot of damage in your garden. But there are steps you can take to repel them. Squash bugs, ...

Squash bugs, often mistaken for stink bugs, can cause a lot of damage in your garden. But there are steps you can take to repel them. Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.

Sun., Aug. 27, 2023 Damsel bugs are a welcome sight in the garden because they prey upon aphids, cabbage worms, Colorado potato beetle eggs and larvae, corn earworms, cutworms and whiteflies.

You may not have considered using houseplants to rid your home of bugs, but some common herbs and other plants can act as ...