Nasturtiums can also be used to suppress weeds and control pests on melon vines, but that’s not the only reason to try out ...

You can have a beautiful, productive garden while working with nature to manage insect pests. As you incorporate various ...

These are also the months when insect pests can really make their presence known, with plant and fruit damage becoming increasingly noticeable. Adults feed on leaves, flowers, and fruits of cucumber, ...

while the pest is slender and has larger brownish-black spots, long antennae, and a solid yellow neck. The cucumber beetle ...

cucumber, carrot, onion, and many others. There are also beneficial nematodes, however, that prey on soil-dwelling larvae of ...

Last fall, MOTHER EARTH NEWS launched our Organic Pest Control Survey to learn more about the best organic pest control methods — and the not-so-great methods — when it comes to limiting ...