There are so many great things about summer, but it’s also prime insect season. Oftentimes, common summer insects will continue to cause problems into the fall months. While flying insects can be a ...

An enemy may have invaded your beautiful, green lawn, leaving it ugly and brown. A wave of fall armyworms (Spodoptera frugiperda) marches through the South every year from the tropical regions around ...

Research has shown that removing more than 40 percent of turfgrass leaf tissue in one mowing can stop root growth for up to two weeks. Yet many homeowners think they're doing their lawn a favor by ...

If you don't want to welcome predators that can harm your yard, you can introduce certain wasps or nematodes for biocontrol. If you see more than two to four mole crickets per 2-square-foot radius, it ...

Over the past few weeks, I’ve had a flood of questions about brown lawns. In most cases, the culprit is simple: drought stress from our hot summer weather. However, lawn-feeding insects and fungal ...

Most O'Fallon homeowners manage their properties the same way: call someone when weeds take over the lawn, contact a different company when pests appear, then find yet another service for ...

Above: Purdue Extension photo depicts raster patterns of several species of white grub larvae. Photo from Purdue Extension publication E-271-W. One issue that homeowners occasionally have to deal with ...

To rake or not to rake is a question raised every autumn when leaves begin to fall and this season is no different. Mike Hogan, Ohio State University Extension educator for Agriculture and Natural ...

The first round of June bugs is making its way into Middle Tennessee, and while the little beetle with the cute summer name might seem every bit as adorable as said name might imply, it can bring ...

What to do this month Divide overgrown perennials. Harvest summer vegetables, and start planting fall vegetables. Keep up weeding, harvesting, and deadheading. Fertilize dahlias and annuals, but not ...