Hot temperatures this spring have created ideal conditions for sugarbeet crop pests, such as root maggots, that can cause plant damage. The sugarbeets that were planted late are especially vulnerable ...

Slugs damaged my newly planted vegetables and flowers last year. My root vegetables were also damaged by maggots. Is there some way to prevent this damage? Are there controls that will not be harmful ...

I have leaf miners ruining my lettuce and maggots ruining my radishes. Is there any control for these pests that does not leave dangerous chemical residues on my food? Yes, there are three wonderful ...

My friend Brandy could be proud of her kitchen garden this fall. Her beautiful raised beds were tidy, the dark soil in them fertile. That’s what gave her kale and cabbages their powdery blue tint, a ...

Question: I have noticed holes in the leaves of my petunia plants and other flowers planted recently. A friend said it was probably snails or slugs. I have also noticed holes in the roots of my early ...

Question: I had a lot of problems with worms in my apples last year. I also had maggots in my radishes and beets. Is there any way to prevent these? Answer: Yes, you can control wormy apples and ...

The other day while poking around a Delicata squash plant looking for blossoms, I found a good-sized colony of black bean aphids on the undersides of some leaves. Those aphids are the hardest of all ...