Many people believe that all insects are harmful pests, but the fact is that most insects areharmless and some are actually beneficial. There are nearly one million known species of insects on the ...

Many caterpillars are garden pests. Clyde Sorenson of NC State Extension recommends hand-picking them when you see them. Handout TNS Outdoor gardening goes hand-in-dirty-hand with bugs. While insects ...

Join the Monroe Garden Club at 1 p.m. Monday, March 13, to learn about good and bad garden insects. Master Gardener Laura Cooper will speak on “Good Bugs/Bad Bugs.” She’ll help you identify beneficial ...

With the arrival of March, we are full of great ideas and optimism for the upcoming season. True gardeners know that, despite all of the plans we can make, there will be challenges along the way.

There are nearly 1 million known insect species on Earth, and just 2% of these insects are harmful to plants, animals or humans. Managing insects in the vegetable garden and home landscape requires an ...

So often we find ourselves scouting for the bad bugs in the garden and forget, or don’t even realize, that most insects are neutral or even helpful to us in our everyday lives. According to the ...

At this time of the year, plants are really beginning to grow. And nothing is more attractive to pests than that tender, juicy new growth. The new leaves are easy to puncture and full of sap and ...