These two crop protection products are designed for targeted control of key fungal, bacterial and insect pests within IPM ...

Nothing brings fear into a gardener like the thought of a pest infestation on your precious houseplants! As loving plant ...

Birds like chickadees will help out with insect control in the garden even in winter. Provide a bird bath or water feature ...

The key factors that trigger a Hoya to bloom are age of maturity, having the plant in bright indirect light and keeping it ...

Growing red chillies is probably one of the most fascinating tasks for a gardener, especially when the task is of growing ...

When researchers studying spiders and scorpions at the Zoological Collections Laboratory of the Butantan Institute in São Paulo, Brazil, came across a ...

When I spotted a scale insect on a leaf of my Thai lime tree recently, I sighed. It’s only December; sometimes they show up ...

“In the morning, you will usually see a range of moisture present in each cup. The salt can be completely dry, have a slight crust, or be most all the way to watery. Taking them all into consideration ...

Development of alternative methods for pest management is needed with the increased concern for adverse effects of pesticides for human health and the environment. The main goal of our study was to ...

Improved spray deposition can be attained by electrostatically charging spray droplets, which increases the attraction of droplets to plants and decreases operator exposure to pesticide and losses to ...

Strawberries in a hot climate: Strawberries are a choice crop for many small farms in California's central valley who operate roadside farmstands and u-pick (aka "pick-your-own") for direct sales to ...

Twospotted spider mites are a tiny pest that can cause big damage to strawberry plants. Farmers may combat them by using pesticides, but twospotted spider mites often develop resistance to poison.