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 ...

Soap isn't just for washing dishes anymore. It's a very important tool for gardeners — one of the best controls for a number of common plant and garden pests. It also can be used to make water "wetter ...

Q: Can I use dish soap to control garden pests? A: We know it works on greasy dishes, but does Dawn really work on cleaning up your garden insects? You’ve heard it before. A little bit of dish soap, ...

Aphids are very common in most home gardens and they can be one of the peskiest pests that you can find in your vegetable garden. Aphids have tiny (adults are under a quarter inch), soft pear-shaped ...

Question: Hi Carol. I have Brussels sprouts growing in my garden, planted in June or so for harvest late this fall. Since mid September, I’ve been plagued with grayish-looking aphids, and they just ...

A: Aphids are annoying, damaging pests. They are tiny, smaller than an eighth of an inch long; they pierce the plants and suck out juices. They come in many colors: beige, black, green, orange, pink, ...