Insects can wreak havoc on our flowers by chewing and sucking, leaving frustrated gardeners to ponder whether to fight back with chemical pesticides or organic poultices. However, there is another ...

Using a mobile stamen to slap away insect visitors maximizes pollination and minimizes costs to flowers, a study shows. For centuries scientists have observed that when a visiting insect's tongue ...

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: ...

Sometimes a flower does more than just add beauty to your garden. Pyrethrum daisies not only look beautiful when massed together, but also help keep bugs away from your plants. Pyrethrum daisies are a ...

Asters are a welcome addition to any garden Beneficial hoverflies can control an aphid population New York aster likes wet habitats Fall asters, goldenrods and black-eyed Susans are the mainstays of ...

In a field of winter wheat, researchers at the University of Reading's Sonning farm in the UK had planted an unusual fumigation system: eight 8-meter octagons surrounding clusters of black mustard ...