Key Points Neem oil is a popular horticultural oil used as an insecticide and fungicide.It acts as a suffocant, killing pests ...

Bearded iris and peonies are longtime favorite perennials found in gardens and landscapes throughout Wisconsin. We look ...

This is a time of abundance for Mother Earth’s creatures, with food sources available everywhere. Flowers provide nectar and ...

Hundreds of peonies were vandalized at a University of Michigan garden at the peak of the flowers' bloom time.

Hundreds of peonies were vandalized and pro-Palestinian signs were left behind at the University of Michigan's botanical gardens, officials said. The peonies were cut on May 31 in what was ...

Hundreds of peonies were cut in an incident of malicious destruction of property at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor early Sunday morning, according to a ...

Scientists with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences released insects known as Pseudophilothrips ichini, or thrips, into Pasco Palms Preserve Friday. Thrips are ...

Natural Pest Control In addition to feeding on nectar, ants serve a protective role in peonies by warding off harmful pests like thrips. Thrips are small insects that can damage peony buds, leaves, ...

Peonies need to be exposed to a considerable ... (that cause those squiggly white lines in the leaves) as well as thrips and some beetles. BE ON THE LOOKOUT: If you see groups of insects ...