While gardens may seem stark and colorless this time of year, there is indeed life within and beneath the winter landscape. Let’s take a look at the beneficial insects that might be using your garden ...

When it comes to your yard, not all bugs are bad bugs. In fact, some insects can play a positive role in managing the levels of pests like aphids and greenfly. According to Gardening Express, some ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Insects are all around us – an ant on the sidewalk, a bee buzzing by, a butterfly floating on the breeze – and they shape the world we experience. They pollinate flowering plants, ...

Contrary to popular belief, most insects found in the garden are neither harmful or beneficial, and the helpful insects far outnumber those that are harmful. If properly managed, these helpful insects ...

Not only are dragonflies fun to watch, but they are also very beneficial to your yard! These small aerial predators eat all kinds of insects, including some of the more “bothersome” ones like ...

Wasps are often feared and respected for their ability to sting. Some species may become aggressive if closely approached or disturbed. Others will not sting people or animals until after direct ...

When it comes to your vegetable garden, it's inevitable that insects will visit, and maybe even try and move in and make a new home. Some of these are pests, but many are actually welcome guests and ...

A "cicada killer" wasp that has many people have been recently confusing with the "murder hornet." Getty Images/Minden Pictures RM They got the wrong guy. Scores of East Coast residents have been ...

During a recent tree and garden inspection, I noticed a gathering of shiny little insects I did not recognize. Ranging from about a quarter to a half inch, shiny blue-black and oval-shaped, with an ...