As much as I appreciate the benefits of growing edible crops, my garden wouldn’t be complete without lots of flowers. The biggest benefit of growing flowers is that they attract beneficial insects and ...

Several annual and perennial flowers, easily grown from seed, attract what many gardeners call beneficial insects: bugs that ...

Many people believe that all insects are harmful pests, but the fact is that most insects areharmless and some are actually beneficial. There are nearly one million known species of insects on the ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Snow and cold temperatures rarely kill plants native to Ohio. Most insects survive cold winters by producing an antifreeze-like chemical or entering diapause. Recently, we visited with thousands of ...

Ladybugs (also known as lady beetles) are insects that are good for your yard. Photo courtesy Getty Images. Do you have a gardening question? The UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County can help.

Enticing reward, if you’re trying to get a lime-colored Cecropia caterpillar munching happily on an extended tree branch to cooperate while you snap its picture. Other times, no amount of coaxing will ...

The recent cold front put a brief pause on spring activity in the garden and landscape, but a quick return to warm weather will have everything buzzing and growing again. Gardening is focused on the ...

Bird Buddy is adding to its bird feeder camera line-up with the cutest smart camera I’ve ever seen – but it’s not just for birdwatching. The new Bird Buddy Wonder Petal is designed to quietly watch ...

The South has the ideal environment — warm and moist — for most insects to thrive in. This week's topic was for nature and critter lovers who take time to notice details in the smaller beings around ...

Q: This is a picture of our dogwood tree with white growths on it. Your help is appreciated. A: Your dogwood tree has a healthy case of scale insects. Scale insects attach themselves to the host plant ...