Ground beetles can look a bit frightening, but they’re great predators. Their prey includes aphids, Colorado potato beetles, corn earworms, cutworms, diamondback moths, root maggots, slugs and squash ...

Many people believe that all insects are harmful pests, but the fact is that most insects areharmless and some are actually beneficial. There are nearly one million known species of insects on the ...

Response from Alan Syverud, Advanced Master Gardener Emeritus: Fight fire with fire. Encourage beneficial insects. These are the "good bugs" that prey upon or parasitize plant-feeding insects and ...

Did you know that more than 97% of all insects in your garden are beneficial and help your garden flourish? I didn’t know this until I began working on this article! Most insects either help pollinate ...

insects may appear colorful, fascinating, or even harmless, some people are terrified of them. I can already hear the squeals…”ewww, go away”…or words to that effect. Often, that’s followed by a soft ...

The Penn State Extension of Berks County Master Gardeners will be featuring questions and answers to inquiries received through their Garden Hotline. Q: I’m concerned about using insecticides to treat ...

With September’s shorter days, come cooler temperatures. I promise. By the time you read this, I’m hoping there will be a chill in the air every night. Cooler, shorter days also cause yellow jackets ...

Two new studies suggest that the semi-aquatic rodents provide food and habitat for bats and pollinator insects within their ...

Thankfully, in this day and age many of us are working to make our yards more welcoming to pollinators, putting in flowering plants and offering water and shelter options. I applaud all of you who are ...

CHRISTMAS trees could be crawling with thousands of spiders, flies and creatures, an expert has warned. But there are several ...