Benjamin Rush State Park is that unexpected oasis, hiding in plain sight like a $20 bill in your winter coat pocket. In a city known for its cheesesteaks and Rocky steps, this verdant treasure offers ...

Volunteers tend rooftop apiaries and community hives in KC urban neighborhoods, Brookside and Blue Hills, learning beekeeping and ecology.

There may be a 20-foot-tall skeleton on your next-door neighbor’s lawn and zombies in the yard across the street, but the real horrors often lie in unmarked graves in the gardens of those you least ...

Asparagus is the type of plant that just keeps on giving. With proper care, the plants can last up to 15 years or even longer. But when you have something growing in the same spot for so long, it is ...

Multicolored Asian lady beetle larva feed on aphids, which helps farmers during the growing season. Driving through rural Minnesota this week, the dust clouds rising above the fields were a sure sign: ...

Even unpleasant bugs have an important role to play. While moths, flies, beetles and wasps may drive away picnic guests, they’re as essential as butterflies, bumblebees and other ecological wonders.

DENVER, Colorado — Even though Japanese beetles begin to dissipate this time of year, don't let up on them. Try to get every last beetle before they have a chance to mate and lay eggs in your lawn and ...

Goldenrod soldier beetles are a common sight on flowers in the fall. Ken Johnson Ken Johnson Goldenrod soldier beetles are a common sight on flowers in the fall. As fall approaches, our landscapes ...

Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica) are detrimental to lawns and gardens. In their larval stage, these little brown insects feed on grass roots, leading to unsightly brown patches in your yard. As ...

Q: Many insects are visiting my pollinator garden that look like yellow-orange versions of a firefly. Some of the petals are missing on those flowers. How do I keep them from chewing my plants? A: ...