3 Bugs That Love Milkweed
July 31, 2014Milkweed not only beautifies the garden, it attracts interesting insects, too!
Milkweed not only beautifies the garden, it attracts interesting insects, too!
Brassicas, beware—this green worm can cause destruction to your cole crops, but not if you take these preventative measures.
Keep these brightly colored cousins of the stink bug away from your prized kale and broccoli with these easy-to-implement garden tips.
This slender predator insect can be a great asset to your garden, keeping pest populations under control.
While cleaning out the vegetable garden yesterday, I noticed many little funnels carved into the soil. Discovering things like this always reminds me that I am never alone in my garden.
If squash vine borers are on your farm and protection isn’t in place, don’t count on growing your own Halloween jack-o’-lantern this year.
Uzzi and I were eating supper last evening when Uzzi yelled, “What’s that!?” When I looked up, he was staring at a wooden fence post. I ambled over to take a look and perched on the post was the biggest bug I’ve ever seen!
I was so excited to find one of my favorite native shrubs this spring at a local nonprofit’s plant sale. Needless to say, I bought one and it is already at home in one of my perennial borders.
The havoc created by a little green insect known as the emerald ash borer is very evident these days here in western Pennsylvania. Tree after tree is meeting its end because of this imported pest, and the ash trees on our property are no exception.
While high tunnels are great for season extension and disease prevention, think twice about how they affect pests.