Cultural tip: Avoid overfertilizing roses with water-soluble, nitrogen-based fertilizers, which prompts overgrowth of ...

Some creatures defend territories extending over several kilometers, but when Jayne Yack (Carleton University, Canada) ...

Newborn caterpillars protect leaf-tip homes with buzzing and drumming signals. These vibrations scare off rivals and help avoid fights.

Warm spring temperatures can bring insects that like to feed on tender buds and leaves of hydrangeas. Learn how to identify ...

It’s that time of year again, when the ground thaws, the days stretch a little longer and gardens begin to wake up. But along ...

Garden enthusiasts are encouraged to protect this beloved family of plants with a simple cardboard hack to ward off flies ...

Ella shared that her yard was infested with caterpillars and documented the entire experience, and I can feel them crawling ...

Uncover the mysteries of hummingbirds. How does the white-necked jacobin trick predators through mimicry? Find out now.

I love, for example, the sulphur-yellow crocuses flowering their socks off beneath the garden’s beech trees, the gilded spring evenings, and the rhubarb pushing up its sherbet-pink stalks. Similarly, ...

Companion plants provide a range of services to their partners. Some deter pests through chemical compounds in their foliage, ...

They are some of the largest caterpillars ... or remove the leaves you see the eggs hatching on. Personally, I don’t like to touch hornworms, so I break/cut the leaf off and drop it into a ...

They will provide the adults as well as their caterpillars with ... they won’t lay their eggs on the shrub because their larvae will not eat the leaves. Two great native shrub alternatives ...