While most people believe that aphids on flowers must be fought for the blooms to thrive, the opposite is true. Discover why ...

Aphids are small, soft-bodied, slow moving insects with piercing mouthparts that suck the sap out of plants. There are about ...

Q: After waiting for the "last storm" to materialize, I couldn't stand it and decided to break out the garden hose and water ...

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As for diseases, the best strategy is to start with disease-resistant cultivars. “Buy ‘fisherman roses,’” Pscheidt said. “The ...

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 ...

He said: "Prevention rather than eradication is key. My favourite way to repel slugs and snails is a garlic water mix sprayed ...

Historically such population increases could be halted in their tracks by a pesticide application but a combination of product withdrawals and increased resistance amongst the aphid population had ...