Pesticide safety is extremely important. If the directions on the label are followed, both the applicator and the environment ...

Meet Ava, the golden tabby tiger 🐅 stealing hearts worldwide. Born in 2021 at Thailand’s Chiang Mai Night Safari, she’s one ...

Yes friends, we’re back with another edition of Blunders, Bloopers and Bad Decisions. Several brave Master Gardeners have agreed, under the condition of strict anonymity, to reveal deep and painful ...

Japanese beetles and cucumber beetles are another widespread challenge in Northeast Ohio. Adult beetles skeletonize leaves and flowers, but the best opportunity for control comes when they are ...

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If you garden without pesticides, one of the best ways to manage pests is by keeping your plants healthy and encouraging backyard biodiversity to attract beneficial insects. At my house, I have a ...

Nicknamed “aphid wolves,” lacewings are beneficial insects with a voracious appetite for common pests. These generalist predators consume various prey in their larval and adult stages. Surprisingly, ...

Thankfully, in this day and age many of us are working to make our yards more welcoming to pollinators, putting in flowering plants and offering water and shelter options. I applaud all of you who are ...

Green lacewings vibrate their bodies and sing to each other! Green lacewings have babies that are prized as pest control. But before they can mate, they have to vibrate their bodies and sing to each ...