Beyond baking — here’s why gardeners are sprinkling flour in their yards (but you need to use it the right way).

That frustration can be especially intense in food gardens, where a single pest problem may wipe out weeks or even months of ...

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 ...

“I have found a sticky residue on the leaves of some of my houseplants and what appears to be little bugs under some of the leaves. What can I do to get rid of this problem?” You most likely are ...

I should have realized that this would be the “year of the aphid” back in March when I found my pepper starts were being attacked by the little pests. By mid-June I was found that many people are ...

As warmer weather and fertilizer season approaches, keeping houseplants pest-free may feel like an overwhelming or unpreventable task. And aphids, known as the vampires of the pest world, are no ...

Aphids, slugs and Japanese beetles can wipe out your summer garden in days. Experts share the fastest ways to spot ...

To get rid of aphids, wash plants thoroughly and repeatedly throughout the fall. Selectively prune heavily infested branches of trees or shrubs. Keep your yard and garden clean of debris to reduce ...

New Yorkers remain bugged over the recent swarm of tiny, winged insects that have infested the Big Apple. Although entomology experts insist the tiny aphids don’t pose any health risk, Gothamites are ...

John Lauritsen is an Emmy award-winning reporter from Montevideo, Minn. He joined WCCO-TV in late-July of 2007. Two days after he started, the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed. MINNEAPOLIS — Research ...

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 ...