Don't spray blindly. Learn how to identify the insects, weeds, and animals causing damage to your home garden.

A thriving garden is full of life, but not all living organisms are beneficial to plant growth. In addition to butterflies, bees, and earthworms, there are many insects that feed on leaves, stems, ...

Today is the first day of June and is considered to be the first day of summer for some. Spring gardening is always the most enjoyable time of the year to garden. Everything is fresh, new and easy to ...

The later weeks of July are usually when the activity of damaging insects seems to reach its peak.

When holes suddenly appear in the leaves of outdoor plants, there's concern that this damage may harm the plant. There are many different causes of leaf damage to plants, but we're narrowing our focus ...

Q. How do I know if my plants have thrips? My oranges have strange scars on the rind, but I can’t see any bugs. Thrips are tiny (around 1/20 inch long), slender insects that cause mostly cosmetic ...

Desert willow plants sold at Costco between June 24 and July 3 may carry the glassy-winged sharpshooter, an invasive insect ...

Cutworm larvae begin feeding in spring and continue until early summer, with peak damage from mid-June through mid-July. Cutworm larvae begin feeding on leaf tissue, resulting in irregular holes in ...

The first clue doesn't always look dramatic. A fresh flush of green appears on a plant, full of promise and energy, and then something feels off before anything looks truly wrong. Leaves curl just ...