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National Gardening
Whitney Cranshaw |
The "Do-Good" Bugs A guide to choosing and using beneficial insects, mites and nematodes...   |
Science News
April 28, 2007
Janet Raloff |
Gardeners' Friend Causes a Stink An invasive ladybug species is contributing a bad taste to wines made from infested grapes. |
| National Gardening |
Asparagus Beetle Two species are common. One is blue-black and common throughout the U.S. The other is orange with black spots. Both adults and larvae feed on developing spears, and later in the season, on ferny foliage. |
Science News
October 6, 2001
Ivars Peterson |
Spotting Ladybugs A simple mathematical model that generates patterns similar to those found on ladybugs. |
| National Gardening |
Colorado Potato Beetle If you see in your garden a small yellow beetle with black stripes over its wings and black spots just behind its head, say hello to the Colorado potato beetle. Potatoes are its first love, but this beetle will eagerly consume leaves of potato relatives eggplant, ground cherry, peppers, tomato, and tomatillo. |
National Gardening
Walter Chandoha |
Picking, Squashing, Fetching... They are three good ways to entice children into the garden. |
This Old House
July 6, 2000
Denny Schrock |
Working the Bugs Out Here's a safe and effective system to control the plant-eating pests in your yard. |
National Gardening
Skip Richter |
Enlist Help from the Good Guys of the Garden When it comes to the garden, not all bugs are bad. Here are four simple ways to attract beneficial insects to your garden and to make sure they stay around. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Summer's Bad Guys A guide to some of the most common garden pests and their controls... |
| National Gardening |
Insect Pests of Tomatoes Here's some basic information on several widespread pests that, like you, hanker for tomatoes. |
| National Gardening |
Flea Beetle Flea beetles can spread diseases such as early blight to potatoes or bacterial wilt to corn, and larvae feed on roots. |
National Gardening
Mark Whitelaw |
Growing Roses the Natural Way 14 friendly remedies for rose pests and diseases |
National Gardening
Shila Patel |
Beetle Mania Japanese beetles get sick on geraniums... |
| National Gardening |
Garden Pests 101 The best defense against garden damage from insects and disease is a long-term program of soil building. Healthy soil will produce healthy, resistant plants. |
| National Gardening |
Corn Rootworm Corn rootworm is most likely a problem in gardens where corn has grown for two seasons or more. |
| National Gardening |
Squash Bug This insect attacks all kinds of cucurbits, but is usually most severe on squashes and pumpkins. |
Popular Mechanics
January 5, 2010
Adam Hadhazy |
10 Badass Beetles and the Technology They Inspire With so many beetles in a wide range of environments, it's no surprise that some have evolved impressive traits, including fantastic maneuverability, the ability to breathe underwater and superpowerful immune systems. |
Salon.com
October 28, 2002
Katharine Mieszkowski |
Data-mining life on earth Every blade of grass, every fish and fowl, slug and snail, has a place on the Web. |
| National Gardening |
What's Bugging My Peppers? As a northern gardener, you won't have too many problems with insects bothering okra, peppers, and eggplant. Southern gardeners will have more problems. Here's a rundown of the most common pests and what can be done for them. |
Chemistry World
April 30, 2007
Michael Gross |
Deadly Beetles Intercept Bee's Warnings The small hive beetle invades colonies of the European honeybee (Apis mellifera) but not of the African strain. Researchers in the US have now found that the bee's very own chemical alarm signal plays an important role in the beetle's success. |
