If your plants' leaves are looking lacy—or you're seeing patches of dead grass in your lawn—Japanese beetles may be to blame.

Use floating row covers over seedlings and susceptible crops such as eggplants, which can be decimated by flea beetles. Keep ...

There are several crops that can prevent flea beetles from taking up residence in your garden, including catnip, basil, thyme ...

There are remedies that can rid veggies of common insects if applied at the first signs of activity, Don Kinzler writes.

Good bugs pollinate our food crops, enrich and fertilize the soil, eat our garbage and provide food for wildlife.

Japanese beetles are a non-native scarab beetle species originally from East Asia. While their shiny green and copper shells might be eye catching, their appetite is destructive. “Some of the top ...

In the case of both aphids and Japanese beetles, spraying with a broad-spectrum insecticide can do more harm than good. These ...

Beets make great companions for tomatoes. The two enjoy a mutualistic symbiotic relationship; tomatoes shield beets from heat ...

The Pests in the Urban Landscape blog shares the latest resources and information from the UC IPM Urban & Community team to help you sustainably manage pests in the home, garden, and landscape.