Have you ever gone out to your garden and realized that one of your plants was covered in aphids? Maybe you missed the early signs of infestation, or maybe you left town for a trip or vacation and...
Category: Bugs
If you’ve ever dealt with aphids, you’ve likely seen black and green varieties since those are the most common aphid colors. But have you ever seen white or whitish bugs–by themselves, in...
I’ve written at length about the arrival of black aphids in my garden last summer—and the kinds of damage they did to my okra plants—but I noticed something interesting recently. This year,...
If you’ve been gardening for any time at all, you’ve likely had aphids in your garden, even if you didn’t realize it at the time. These little pests show up out of nowhere, reproduce...
I’ve been gardening for 10+ years, and in all that time, there are few pests that annoy me as much as spider mites. They arrive unnoticed, reproduce exponentially, drain plants of their cellular...
Marigolds have long been prized by gardeners for their ability to attract pollinators and repel certain garden pests (such as nematodes), which makes them a particularly effective companion to plant...
