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How-ToWhat to Know About Using Neem in the Garden
Neem is often brought up in any discussion of garden pests and diseases, but is it all good? Learn more about using neem in the garden here.
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Collection12 Common Garden Pests in the United States and How to Control Them
Most insects raise no concern when spotted in the garden. In fact, many are welcome guests that we invite with an array of plants they love to visit. But we…
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How-ToPest Control for Northern California: Rose Slugs
Although they resemble miniature slugs, rose slugs are not true slugs at all. They’re the larval stage of the European sawfly (Endelomyia aethiops), a small, rather innocent-looking flying insect. European…
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How-ToPest Control for Southern California: Whiteflies
Whiteflies are familiar across the country as greenhouse and indoor-plant pests. But in our warm climate, two species of these unwelcome little sap-sucking insects are very prevalent. Silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia…
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How-ToPest Control for the Northwest: Apple Maggot
As summer starts to heat up and everything edible starts to ripen, gardeners start worrying about apple maggots (Rhagoletis pomonella) in their apple trees. Long established in eastern North America,…
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How-ToPest Control for the Southern Plains: Pine Wilt Disease
There are several pests that attack pine trees (Pinus spp. and cvs., Zones 2–9) in the Southern Plains—from pine needle scale to needle blight to yellow-bellied sapsuckers—but none are as…
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How-ToPest Control for the Midwest: Emerald Ash Borer
Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) has gained a certain notoriety over the last 20 years. This pest has been responsible for the death of over 100 million ash trees (Fraxinus…
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How-ToPest Control for the Northeast: Jumping Snake Worms
As if gardeners don’t have enough to contend with, an invasive worm is surprising many of us by moving into our Northeast gardens. "Worms?” you might ask. “I thought worms…
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How-ToPest Control for the Southwest: Piñon Ips Beetle
The piñon ips beetle (Ips confusus) infests Southwest-native piñon pines (Pinus edulis, Zones 4–8) throughout the region. According to the Colorado State Forest Service, “Ips beetles, sometimes known as ‘engraver…
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How-ToPest Control for the Mountain West: Ips Beetles
Many of us who call the Rockies home are familiar with the devastation to our forests by the mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae). Millions of acres of lodgepole pines (Pinus…
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