Parasitoid insects, unlike parasites, kill their hosts by consuming them during their larval stage. Most parasitoids are small wasps and flies, and they infect a wide range of insects and arachnids.

Do insects give you the heebie-jeebies? While some species can cause problems for our vegetable and ornamental plants, the vast majority have either beneficial or benign roles in the environment.

When creepy crawlies find their way into your home, grabbing a shoe or a bottle of bug spray is a natural response. But what should you do if they’re in your garden? Spraying them with a stream of ...

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) combines various methods to control garden pests and diseases, minimizing risks. Cultural controls involve good gardening practices to prevent pest and disease issues.

When pill bugs roll into a tiny ball, the act looks far simpler than it actually is. Known as conglobation, a pill bugs’ ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Insects — they’re everywhere! With nearly 1 million named species, they make up about 90% of all species of animals on the planet and more than half of all ...

A healthy garden attracts more than pollinators. It can bring California quail, too. Discover how these social birds help ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In late August, there is a vast assortment of insect action in our gardens, and it is worth a listen and a watch to see what is happening. The cicadas are ...