If you have potatoes growing in your garden, be on the lookout for Colorado potato beetles. These voracious feeders can quickly devour potato leaves, reducing yields and even killing plants in severe ...

The Environmental Protection Agency approved new pesticide products containing isocycloseram, a type of PFAS — or “forever ...

A study suggesting that organic agriculture gives better pest control and larger plants than conventional farming is sure to reignite longstanding debates about the merits of organic versus ...

Q: Could you please help me out? What is the name of the beautiful bush in the attached photo? Is there a good time of year to transplant a portion of it? — Diana N. A: The shrub is a Weigela, most ...

Question: I have had problems with striped yellow and black beetles eating my tomatoes and eggplant since mid-summer. I have pulled out the infested plants, but noticed they are in the soil. Is there ...

Scientists in New Brunswick are fitting pesky insects with tiny radar transmitters to pinpoint where the bugs are causing damage. Research shows the six-legged Colorado Potato Beetle can zip from ...

Last week something unusual turned up in my email inbox: a photo of striped, dapper-looking beetles, sent by gardener Gary McKown, of West Chester. Under a subject line of “New kind of potato bug . . ...

If you have potatoes growing in your garden be on the lookout for Colorado potato beetles. These voracious feeders can quickly devour potato leaves, resulting in greatly reduced yields and even plant ...