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by Bruce Wenning There are 31 orders of insects, but of those only 11 orders contain economically important pests of trees, shrubs, garden plants, lawns, vegetable crops, wood, and fiber. Most of the insect damage caused to garden plants plaguing garden...

There’s a growing trend towards living more sustainably, whether it’s in the way we build our homes, the type of cars we drive (or don’t) and growing our own food. For some people, gardening segues into a desire to grow their food as organically as...

Beyond Pesticides Deroceras reticulatum Source: Bruce Marlin A recent study looks at the detrimental effects of neonicotinoids (neonics) on molluscan herbivores and their non-target insect predators, finding that slug exposure to neonics results in...

As far as we gardeners are concerned, with insects there are the good guys and the bad guys. It might not be very politically correct of us, but there it is. Like knights to the queen, some insects are born plant protectors and some see our gardens as...

How to use neem oil and its extracts to stop most insect pests organically. Neem oil, one of nature’s best ways to deal with problem insects, is pressed from the fruits, seeds and bark of an evergreen tree (Azadiracta indica) that grows in South Asia...