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Garden Grapes and Spiders Aug. 30, 2023
Q: We have had grape vines for two years now. Several of them bloomed this spring and produced dozen... Read More
Ants Misbehavin' Nov. 17, 2022
Actually, the ants go marching quadrillions by quadrillions, according to the latest ant census. And... Read More
Scale Insect Problem Nov. 02, 2022
Q: My wife brought in a couple of branches of colorful leaves off a red maple. They were the first t... Read More
Pesticide Resistance Oct. 19, 2022
Q: I sprayed for weeds in my yard and aphids on my roses, and neither treatment seemed to work. Do y... Read More
Clever Ways to Reuse Coffee Grounds Sep. 28, 2022
If you drink morning coffee, then it's likely you throw away used coffee grounds every day. If you d... Read More
Systemic Insecticides on Herbs Sep. 14, 2022
Q: In a recent article, you mentioned using systemic insecticides for aphids and other small insects... Read More
Tiny Insects That Cause Big Problems Aug. 03, 2022
Question: Our magnolia tree has sooty mold. We had the tree sprayed for the fungus, but it is still ... Read More
The Buzz on Mosquitoes Mar. 31, 2022
I guess it shouldn't come as a big surprise that the mosquito looms large in Native American mytholo... Read More
Integrated Pest Management Oct. 27, 2021
The methods used in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) have been around for as long as gardening has b... Read More
Diagnosing Plant Problems Oct. 06, 2021
Q: Your answer on a lawn that suddenly appeared dead sounds like what many lawns in our area suffere... Read More
7 Ways to Wage War Against Mosquitoes -- and Win! Sep. 06, 2021
Mosquitoes are nasty creatures. They bite; they transmit terrible diseases to people and pets; and f... Read More
Sooty Mold Jul. 07, 2021
Q: I hope you can help. The leaves on my orange and lemon trees are turning black. The black materia... Read More
11 Ways to Use Ordinary Pantry Items to Get Rid of Ants Dec. 02, 2019
Most ant problems — especially those teeny tiny sugar ants that are attracted to the sweets in... Read More
Watch What You Eat Sep. 13, 2019
As George Orwell once noted, "The worst advertisement for Socialism is its adherents." According to ... Read More
Get Rid of Bugs and Crawling Insects Fast and Easy Without Poisons Aug. 14, 2019
Got creepy bugs and crawling insects like ants, centipedes, cockroaches, silverfish or bedbugs tryin... Read More
Tick Trauma Jun. 01, 2019
"His name is Howell!" "OK, fine. Then I have to remove Howell," I said. My daughter has a love of na... Read More
Who Was That Masked Mantis? May. 22, 2019
Picture a mosquito with a musket, a mantis with a crystal ball, and a larva wearing a mask. Entomolo... Read More
Other Uses for Ordinary Dryer Sheets Oct. 04, 2016
Perhaps you've seen a list of uses for dryer sheets floating around the internet. Who knows where th... Read More
Readers in Search of Help with Ants and Sharks Sep. 29, 2016
The best part of my job as your humble columnist is the mail I get from my loyal readers. I had to l... Read More
Get Rid of Annoying Insects Fast and Easy Without Poisons Aug. 01, 2016
Got insects like ants, centipedes, cockroaches, silverfish, fleas, even — gasp! — bedbug... Read More
