Vegetable gardens are producing, and this is the time of year we begin to see disease and insect issues. Here are a few ...

Pests and diseases are biotic factors that impact an ecosystem and its organisms. Examples: those deer mowing your hostas to ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Bug zappers are marketed to reduce the mosquito population, making outdoor spaces more usable during nighttime. If the bugs are attracted to the zapper’s light, they won’t bother you, who is a safe ...

Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view ...

Plants like potatoes, corn, fennel, eggplant, cabbages, are just a few out of these 13 plants that you shouldn't grow with ...

Photopharmacology uses molecular photoswitches to establish control over the action of bioactive molecules. The application of photopharmacology in the research of invertebrate sodium channels has not ...

The sooty mold struggle is real! A gardenia I grew from a clipping was on the brink of disaster, but with some research and a lot of elbow grease, I managed to nurse it back to health. Here's the ...

The majority of insects are considered beneficial or harmless. Of course, those are the ones we want to have hanging around.

If you garden without pesticides, one of the best ways to manage pests is by keeping your plants healthy and encouraging ...

Although the thick roots of mature beets can make them tricky companions, there are many plants that grow well and quickly ...