Of the many insect species that visit a vegetable garden, a small fraction are pests. Slugs, aphids, cabbage loopers, and ...

Rotating crops, using straw mulch, and adding companion plants to the garden are all great ways to prevent squash bugs from ruining your vegetables. If an infestation has already started, you can pick ...

Best practices for controlling insects in your home vegetable garden August 11, 2023 Written by Dr. Judy Hough-Goldstein, Delaware Master Gardener These are also the months when insect pests can ...

There are remedies that can rid veggies of common insects if applied at the first signs of activity, Don Kinzler writes.

There's nothing worse than bugs wreaking havoc on a garden you've put so much work into. It can surely give you a headache.

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – Worms and insects can nibble away at your vegetables causing them to rot. There are four steps you should follow to prevent them from taking over your vegetable garden ...

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 ...

Vegetable pests like snails, flies, and nematodes are also deterred by the presence of lavender, so you can plant it around the edge of a vegetable garden and use it as a protective measure.

"A lot of people don't want to eat [insects]," he said. "Washing also removes sand, grit, fertilizers, etc. which make it more palatable." How do I get rid of microbes on my food?

Native to Asia, the brown marmorated stink bug was introduced on the U.S. East Coast in the late 1990s – probably by ship – and has spread to almost every state in the country.