If you are concerned about your plant not fruiting, this is likely due to the absence of male flowers, which provide the ...

When plants are moved indoors, insects have a free-for-all, no longer getting dislodged by rainfall or exposed to predators.

Indoor raised beds are a natural progression of the current nature trend in home design. If the houseplants attract pests, ...

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida on bougainvilleas, creeping fig, crape myrtles, crown of thorns and ...

An intriguing study demonstrated that the common broom employs a unique and unusual defense mechanism against insect predators.Primarily, they used a kind of water gun to shoot a ...

The reed leafhopper (Pentastiridius leporinus) was originally a specialist, limited exclusively to reed grass as a food ...

Rebecca Stup '23, MS '26, is a master's student in the lab of Antonio DiTommaso, a weed ecologist and associate dean and ...

Christopher C. Grinter has spent much of his life surrounded by insects, though not in the way most people imagine. As Senior ...

Solar panels can actually benefit pollinating insects by providing a habitat for wildflowers. Learn how they support biodiversity and preserve beauty.

Insect populations are in steep decline, which could endanger the food supply. But there are things we can do to reverse the ...

Winter is a great time to re-mulch your garden, but you could end up attracting pests like termites and mice. Avoid these ...

If you have more than a few kudzu bugs in your home, treat the perimeter of your home's exterior with an insecticide like ...