Summer brings new crops, and that means a different array of pests. Whether you’re growing a field full of tomatoes, an orchard of peaches, or a diverse market garden, pests are likely to affect some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Learn how to protect your favorite plants using trap crops to distract unwanted insects. Getty Images What if you could protect ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Laurie Matheny, 66, planted several mammoth sunflower seeds at the end of April. Many of her seeds grew about three feet but one ...

Discover the top plants that deter slugs and snails to best pest-proof your flower and vegetable garden organically.

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Trap cropping is an agroecological approach that uses selected plants to divert pest insects from a cash crop by offering an alternative, more attractive host. The core principle is to concentrate ...

Planting trap crops, such as hubbard squash, in your garden can help protect your vegetable plants from pests. SHUTTERSTOCK Gorgeous gardens: 6 sites to find beauty, inspiration and bliss Planting ...

Planting anything that is guaranteed to attract pests would seem to be the last thing any Maine farmer or homesteader would want to do. But there are times this counter-intuitive strategy is the best ...

If farmers know what sort of pest insects are present in their crops – and in what numbers – they can avoid excessive use of pesticides. The FarmSense system was created to provide that information, ...

To be a successful gardener, it is important to have an integrated approach to handling obstacles in the garden. These considerations include techniques such as planting resistant crop varieties, ...