When politicians and most staff are away for the summer holidays, a ravenous group of fly-in workers descend on Parliament House.

No one wants pests on our houseplants! The thought of it is enough to keep some would-be gardeners away from houseplants all ...

Here's a neat trick or hack using vaseline to organically control pests like aphids or scale/mealybugs on a fruit tree. Smear ...

A lot of people may never even think to use baking soda on plants, yet it's a strange fact that a good number of gardeners ...

Researchers at St. Francis Xavier University are examining the impacts of warming winters on Nova Scotia’s lady beetle population and what a decline could mean for the wider ecosystem.

Using insects such as wasps to control agricultural pests remains a resilient method, despite increasing resistance, a new ...

Some plants have multiple insects that can pollinate them. Conditions such as the weather or the season can reduce this ...

From silencing squeaky metalworks to killing weeds, cooking oil does more than impart delicious flavors to food. But as with everything, there are caveats.

For keen veggie growers and rose enthusiasts, aphids can be a real bane to your gardening dreams. These little insects are not only sap suckers—literally sucking the life out of plants—but they can ...

Beech Blight Aphids, tiny insects are known for their dance in unison. Their waxy white bodies resemble snow dusting. At dusk or during colder months, aphids slow their dance, clustering together and ...

Open annotations (there are currently 0 annotations on this page). The peach aphid is one of the most harmful pests worldwide and can parasitize over 400 species of plants. In addition to sucking ...