Deeply water vegetable gardens and container plants as needed, especially during hot weather. For containers, check soil ...

In many languages, the ladybird is called “little cow”, and in Irish the insect is called “Bóín Dé”, or God’s little cow.

Moss can be an irksome problem at it slowly creeps between the blades of grass and turns your lawn into a patchy, uneven ...

To help lemon verbena thrive in your garden, plant dill and bee balm. They require similar growing conditions, fight off ...

The bright contrast of yellow and black on a spider may make it look very scary, but most do more good than harm. Here's how to identify friends and foes.

Most insect pests have natural predators. I feel compelled to write about this topic about once a year, because I abhor ...

Crawling insects often trigger unease, but many are harmless. Camel crickets, house centipedes, and lacewings are beneficial.