Despite the problems the cold can cause for farmers, gardeners, and homeowners, a cold winter can be a welcome event from a pest management perspective.

Some things just work well together. Peanut butter and jelly. Bacon and eggs. Wine and cheese. And when we step out of the ...

The Washington state Department of Agriculture is expanding eight-fold the area of private and public land in the Tri-Cities it wants to spray pesticide to fight highly destructive Japanese be ...

TRI-CITIES, WA. - Efforts to eradicate the Japanese beetle from our region are growing.Leaders from the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) tell K ...

Tomatoes are one of the most popular, if not the most popular, crops in our vegetable gardens, although, as you probably know ...

Spring can be a busy time in our gardens. The emerging green shoots and blooming bulbs always lift the spirits, and there's ...

Fertilization of gardens and landscapes typically begins in April after soils have warmed. With fertilization, one size (or ...

The warmer weather will soon be upon us, which means that our plants will grow and the insects will be about. Although we ...

The fight against shot-hole-borer is being hampered by the use of NDAs hiding the location of infected trees, two Perth ...

The Idaho State Department of Agriculture is requesting permission from property owners in select Caldwell and Pocatello neighborhoods to conduct free treatments aimed at eradicating the invasive Japa ...