One of the first questions new gardeners ask is, “How do I keep bugs out of my garden?” Well, you don’t. Insects have refined senses and many can fly long distances, so keeping insects out of a garden ...

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Biological control of undesirable garden pests is the desirable way to go. It’s a garden management tool that encourages natural processes by bringing one living organism into the garden to munch on ...

As a long-term advocate for organic growing, time and time again I come up across the same misconceptions about organic pest control and what it really involves. These myths can easily get in the way ...

Pesticides — even organic varieties — are not the safest, healthiest or most effective natural pest control options. The addition of certain plants from the list below to your garden or farm will ...

JERRY COLEBY-WILLIAMS: Whenever I garden, I try to consider the bigger picture. For example, a few months ago, I planted this flower border with flowers that attract pollinating insects into my garden ...

Integrated Pest Management “is an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management that relies on a combination of common-sense practices.

On a working homestead, the wrong caliber is more than an inconvenience, it can mean wounded animals, damaged buildings, and ...

Pest control in the Kentucky vegetable garden sometimes seems like a Cold War-era arms race. Just when you get ahead of one problem, another ruby-throated ninja stem annihilator (don’t worry ... this ...