As summer temperatures rise, so do the number of insects and plant diseases affecting our lawns, gardens, landscapes, and ...

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.

Find out which common summer garden pests are most active now and protection strategies that help prevent plant damage with ...

Gardening experts explain why The Old Farmer’s Almanac garden pests guide is a helpful resource for identifying common garden ...

Backyard Farmer will give some insect identification tips and more This week on Backyard Farmer we get some insect identification tips and hear about a young boy’s passion for gardening. In addition ...

Identify common garden insects with these garden bugs’ pictures and descriptions and become an expert bug identifier. I never use pesticides in my gardens. To do so would interfere with the life ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In late August, there is a vast assortment of insect action in our gardens, and it is worth a listen and a watch to see what is happening. The cicadas are ...

In last week’s article, I focused on weeds as unwanted garden guests. This week, we’ll focus on insect pests, and next week, diseases. As you know, many insect pests may affect garden plants. Since I ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Three things happen when you plant a garden. You meet your neighbors, ...

Heavy rains have brought much-needed moisture, and with the rains come the insects. In my garden, potatoes have white flies.

In recent years, the news has been full of reports of invasive pests that range from annoying to dangerous. One such invasive pest was the Joro spider (Trichonephila clavata) which was first reported ...