Outdoor Growing

The triangular to circular shaped leaves on poplar trees can become victims of several kinds of insects that prey on these trees. Several insects live on the branches and leaves and in the trunks...

Insects not only create eyesores on otherwise beautiful blooms, but can also harm plant growth. Spider mites, aphids mealy bugs and psyllids have soft bodies that make them susceptible to...

The flowering cherry tree can produce white flowers that transform into various shades of pink in the spring. These trees grow all over the world, especially in Asian countries. Cherry trees carry...

Cankerworms, more commonly known as inchworms, are a common pest in many regions. Though small, these insects can present a formidable threat to tree and plant growth when highly abundant, leading...

Caring for your own personal herb garden can be as therapeutic as it is economically beneficial for you and your family. However, garden pests can be a problem for your herbs. Interplanting is a...

Beneficial insects are insects that not only eat destructive insects, but pollinate garden plants. Also, when they die, their carcasses help fertilize the soil. The most effective way to raise...

Canola plants (also known widely as oilseed grape) are grown to produce such ubiquitous products as canola oil but are also susceptible to a wide range of insects and diseases. The pests generally...

Now that warmer weather is here you're going to want to start spending more time outdoors. Unfortunately along with the beautiful comes insects such as mosquitoes and chiggers. So besides covering...

Honey bees are under threat - as are many other types of bee. Here are some simple things you can do to help them.

Killing insect pests and bugs and keeping them under control doesn't mean you have to use highly toxic chemicals and poisons. There are safer organic insecticides and less toxic biological pest...

Birds are not only lovely to look at and provide us with an endless variety of songs, they are also benefit our environment by consuming great quantities of harmful insects. There are three main...

The more we learn about the long term effects of exposure to chemical agents, the more many of us are looking for more natural alternatives to solving the problem of pests in the garden. One...

Protecting your hanging baskets from insects can be easily done by spraying soapy water on your plants. Learn how to keep insects off your hanging baskets in this free gardening video.

People who are looking for an organic, non-pesticide way to keep pests from their garden might get good results using diatomaceous earth. Diatomaceous earth is a powder made of 100-percent organic...

For widespread infestations of insects such as aphids and scale, a soap spray can help to keep their population under control. A few aphids or scale on a plant don’t usually kill it, but the...

Hard work can be erased in a flash when moles and leaf-eating insects make their home in your yard and garden. Take action against these pests and brighten up your yard with flowers as natural...