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A carpet beetle infestation is no fun for anyone, but there are ways to get these annoying pests out of your home -- and stop ...
Squash bugs can wipe out your zucchini and squash plants almost overnight. These persistent pests damage leaves, stunt growth, ...
Japanese beetles are back in Missouri fields and may emerge in greater numbers soon, possibly posing threats to soybean and ...
Learn to identify common culprits damaging your plants. Discover what insects could be eating your plants and how to stop it.
Cucumber beetles can destroy your garden fast. Learn how to get rid of them—and stop them from coming back—with these simple ...
Yellow nutsedge is a challenging lawn weed. It’s a yellow-green, grass-like weed with waxy blades that grows faster than ...
Q: Last year, my cucumber plants kept wilting, no matter how moist the soil was. How can I help them fare better this year? A: You probably ran into bacterial wilt, a common disease that affects ...
Both striped and spotted cucumber beetles chew on their namesake plants, ... Although tilling the soil in fall or spring can kill overwintering beetles, ...
The blue hubbard squash, a cultivar of the Cucurbita maxima species, is particularly attractive to striped and spotted cucumber beetles.Therefore, it’s an excellent trap crop for these pesky yellow ...
When Laurel Williams thinks of soursop, she thinks of ice cream. Not just any ice cream, but the one made from the soursop she grows on her farm in Grenada, a small island nation in the Caribbean Sea.
They’ll chew holes in leaves, eventually killing the plant. Control cucumber beetles with good hygiene and vigilance. Clean up the garden at the end of the season and keep it neat.