You can have a beautiful, productive garden while working with nature to manage insect pests. As you incorporate various eco-friendly pest management strategies, you will encourage songbirds, ...

Pesticides — even organic varieties — are not the safest, healthiest or most effective natural pest control options. The addition of certain plants from the list below to your garden or farm will ...

Bill Abresch explains worm composting and Tonya Ashworth talks about organic gardening. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, local worm farmer with Happy Daze Worm Farm Bill ...

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Mexican bean beetles are especially problematic in the rainy areas of the East, and tend to pose fewer problems in dry climates. This article is part of ourOrganic Pest Control Series, which includes ...

Monsoon brings pests to vegetable gardens. Chemical sprays harm soil and insects. Organic methods support biodiversity and are safe. Use neem oil as a natural repellent. Companion planting confuses ...

A new way to confuse insects, keep apples moth-free and lower costs for apple growers will be tested this year at Windy Ridge Farms in Edneyville. The orchard, operated by Anthony Owens, will be the ...

A study out of Mississippi State University evaluated the impact insect pest management strategies have on the economic return of small-scale tomato production. The results of this evaluation are ...

You can have a beautiful, productive garden while working with nature to manage insect pests. As you incorporate various eco-friendly pest management strategies, you will encourage songbirds, ...