As if weeds and weird weather weren't bad enough, gardeners also have to face insect pests. Here's how to deal with them. Do you garden? I do, and every year, I watch my tomatoes and lettuce get ...

A swarm of destructive wasp-like insects is spreading fast, and it could mean bad news for pine trees, holiday traditions, and your backyard.

Summer is here and in full swing. Also here are ticks, mosquitoes, bagworms, and poison hemlock. Numbers of ticks have risen ...

Within three months, a shipment of small branches arrived in California. The branches carried not only cottony cushion scale, ...

They’re not especially harmful to the tree, but they are unsightly, especially when you get them all over the branches. They’re the work of female wasp-like insects that sting the small twigs ...

This three-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath, 2,700-square-foot carriage house in Crescent Hill is featured on the 2025 Crescent Hill Garden Tour.

Summer won't officially start until June 20, but Texas pests might have missed the memo. Insects and arachnids have started to become a bother for Texans. While some are innocent in nature, others ...

Waterthymes Waterthymes are an aquatic plant native to Asia and they were first introduced to the U.S. in the 1950s, primarily to be used in aquariums. This submersed plant can grow to all the way ...

Louisiana has become home to numerous invasive species, some of them wreaking havoc on the state's environment. Here are the threats to the state.

This insect poses a great risk to human health, as it can transmit West Nile virus and several other diseases. Tiger mosquitos can also harm pets, as it can spread parasitic heartworms within dogs.