If you spend any time near gardens or vegetable and fruit crops, you’ve probably laid eyes on a few brown marmorated stink bugs. Some people refer to …
How to Get Rid of Stink Bugs in Your Home and Garden
Stink bugs not only stink but are also tough to kill in your garden and your house. We talked to the experts for answers.
Japanese Beetle Control “How do I control Japanese beetles and stop them from eating my hibiscus plants?” asks Mary Brigham of Spring Arbor, …
It can be a little discomforting, to say the least, when you see a house centipede crawling its way through your house, looking to hide under the …
What Does a Large Milkweed Bug Look Like?“What are these red bugs, and can they harm my butterfly weed plants?” asks Birds & Blooms Reader Nancy …
What Does a Tomato Hornworm Look Like?The first sight of a full-grown tomato hornworm is enough to make anyone recoil in horror. As thick as your …
Rose Chafer Beetle ControlDo you have any tips for controlling rose chafers? asks Birds & Blooms reader Mary Ann Marcusen of Wausaukee, …
Do Scented Geraniums Repel Mosquitoes?Scented geraniums are delightful plants to have around, because the ornamental foliage has a pleasing …
Tips to Get Rid of Grasshoppers “How do I get rid of an abundance of grasshoppers in my garden?” asks Marge Berger of Necedah, Wisconsin. Melinda Myers …
How to Get Rid of Box Elder Bugs “Help! We have box elder bugs everywhere! Is there anything we can do to get rid of them?” asks Birds & Blooms reader …
Have you been seeing spotted lanternflies on your patio, in the garden or crawling on your vegetable plants? They look pretty harmless with spotted …
Never heard of a squash bug? That’s understandable. Although well-known to farmers and avid backyard gardeners, unless you’ve cultivated cucurbits …