Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A strong spray of water from your hose can safely knock aphids off pepper plants, but it may take a few rounds to fully clear them ...

Are your garden plants stunted, shriveled, yellowing, or curling at the leaves, despite your best efforts to keep them alive? Check the undersides of the leaves, and you might find the culprit: large ...

Aphids are tiny sucking insects from the insect family Aphididae. The group includes roughly 5,000 different species, with several hundred that may be a problem for agriculture and gardening. Adult ...

Aphids are tiny soft-bodied pests that feed on a variety of plants, including vegetables, ornamentals, trees, shrubs, and houseplants. Because they reproduce quickly and have multiple generations per ...

Normally, yardeners would be screaming about aphids and the increasing numbers of the bugs’ predators, wasps and yellow jackets. I am not sure, but the excessive winds we have experienced may be one ...

Today’s topic is directly associated with last week's discussion regarding the management of insect populations and is the beginning of a three-part series where we will review a few of the most ...

This week on Backyard Farmer we return to the studio to focus on aphid control and summer turf tips. This week on Backyard Farmer we return to the studio to focus on aphid control and summer turf tips ...

Your description sounds a lot like aphids that seem to be more prevalent this year. Aphids may be green, black, brown, red, pink, or some other color. They are pear-shaped, slow-moving and range in ...

From fungus gnats to mealybugs, here’s what’s bugging your plants—and how to treat minor issues and major infestations. Reviewed by Joseph Tychonievich Whether you grow a couple of African violets, ...

Between the last pass of the combine and the first field check of spring, soybean insects such as soybean aphid and bean leaf beetle are quietly positioning themselves for a comeback. What you do in ...