When creepy crawlies find their way into your home, grabbing a shoe or a bottle of bug spray is a natural response. But what ...

Everyone knows how valuable bees are to your garden because they are pollinating your flowers. But they’re not the only ...

If you garden without pesticides, one of the best ways to manage pests is by keeping your plants healthy and encouraging ...

What comes to mind when you think of beneficial insects in your yard? Observant gardeners will often name one of the ...

Scientists used 3D-printed insect models to study how disguises help harmless species fool predators and survive in the wild.

I received my first question about Japanese beetles. Throughout a growing season, plants, insects, diseases and many other ...

The majority of insects are considered beneficial or harmless. Of course, those are the ones we want to have hanging around.

Many of the UK’s bird species are in serious decline, largely due to habitat destruction and the collapse of food chains ...

A lot of people think of bugs as pests to plants, but that’s not the case at all. Some insects can help your garden grow ...

Predatory insects can substantially reduce the populations of pests. Growers can employ measures to increase their presence as natural controls, or sometimes to introduce them intentionally as ...

Leave these bugs alone if you see them in your garden. Not all bugs are bad. In fact, some can benefit your garden. So don't ...

What flowers or plants can I plant to attract hummingbirds?  —Bruce Palmer, Algonquin Seeing a hummingbird is always a ...