Between the last pass of the combine and the first field check of spring, soybean insects such as soybean aphid and bean leaf beetle are quietly positioning themselves for a comeback. What you do in ...

Are your garden plants stunted, shriveled, yellowing, or curling at the leaves, despite your best efforts to keep them alive? Check the undersides of the leaves, and you might find the culprit: large ...

If your garden seems to be dwindling down, these flowers and plants are culprits for attracting bugs.

Almost every gardener discovers aphids on their plants at one time or another. Before I get into what they are and how to control them, here is the most interesting thing about them: Female aphids are ...

If you have a lot of pests and bugs in your yard, these plants and flowers could be the very reason why.

Pea aphids – a serious agricultural pest – have the ability to see and avoid a common, aphid-killing bacteria on plant leaves, according to a new Cornell study published Sept. 27 in Current Biology.

As temperatures drop in the fall, aphids, like other garden pests, are less active, but don’t be fooled by appearances. Aphids overwinter as eggs on plants or in the soil, as adults in milder climates ...

Imagine a pest that can arrive unannounced, suck your soybean plants dry and then double in numbers in two days. Behold the soybean aphid. This native of Eastern Asia can pack a heavy punch and knock ...

Most gardeners reach for the spray bottle the moment they spot a pest. But that reflex may be doing more harm than good, ...

Two new pests have entered Arkansas, and experts say they pose serious threats to the state's milo and soybean crops. "We've had invasive insects before, but they're not usually this impactful," said ...