While a lot of corn has been harvested across the country, more than 50% percent of the crop was still in fields going into this week, according to USDA. With that in mind, Ken Ferrie is encouraging ...

“If you do it consecutively on aphids for a number of days, they will actually suffocate." Gardener reveals genius hack for fighting off aphids with common kitchen item: 'It really does work' first ...

Are your garden plants stunted, shriveled, yellowing, or curling at the leaves, despite your best efforts to keep them alive? Check the undersides of the leaves, and you might find the culprit: large ...

You love caring for your plant babies in your garden and harvesting fresh fruits, veggies, herbs and flowers all summer. Although you diligently maintain your plants’ health, sometimes they can ...

Flipping over a kale or zucchini leaf and finding a zillion aphids is the worst. Rather than reaching for chemical ...

It's time to start working on managing pests in your fruit and landscape trees this year. Springtime is starting, even if it is delayed a bit from the normal timing. Given the huge differences in ...

Corn aphids are usually no longer a significant problem in Illinois corn crops by early August. That’s not the case this season. Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist, says the pest is still the ...

Q: After waiting for the “last storm” to materialize, I couldn’t stand it and decided to break out the garden hose and water my trees. While moving the hose from one tree to my piñon, I noticed quite ...

Does it ever seem that you look at one of the plants in your garden and it’s totally fine, and then the next time you look at it, it’s covered with aphids? That could be because aphid populations can ...

Ants farm aphids. It's weird yet fascinating. And a bit like a miniature horror movie. But it's a nightmare for gardeners.