Gardeners can protect their plants from common pests like aphids, whiteflies, and caterpillars using natural methods. Instead ...

Most people have done it. You see something small and wiggly on a plant, your brain says “bug = bad,” and your hand is already moving to squash it. But a lot of the insects in a normal backyard are ...

Protect your houseplants and garden from these pests.

Here’s how to identify and treat the most common houseplant bugs.

From your picture (see below), it looks like something is eating the leaves between the veins (an inconvenient process called “skeletonization”). This is most likely caused by insects, and several ...

While pest insects can have a devastating effect on crops, pesticides can likewise cause a great deal of damage to the environment. That's where CropCoat comes in, as it's designed not to kill harmful ...

Learn how to prevent the problem, too.

What is myrmecophily? It represents an important interaction in nature. The word can be split into two parts: myrmex and ...

The Venus Flytrap is the most famous bug eliminator in the plant kingdom. A few well-placed pots make your kitchen smell great and stay pest-free. It happens to everyone eventually, you look down to ...

Funding for this research was provided to Gregg Howe by the Plant Resilience Institute at Michigan State University. Nathan Havko receives funding from the Michigan State University Plant Resilience ...