Garden Pest Control

A fungus called powdery mildew often preys upon cool, damp gardens in the fall. If this is happening to your garden, you can safely and naturally control the spread. Six homemade sprays can be used as natural remedies to treat powdery mildew.

There are safe and organic ways to eliminate this pest from your garden. Here are five natural ways to keep the tomato hornworm from destroying your tomato plants.

Corn earworms can ruin an entire crop of delicious sweet corn. Learn four ways to get rid of them without using any harsh chemicals.

There are many ways to repel and remove mosquitos naturally and organically without having to resort to harmful commercial chemicals.

Cutworms can quickly ruin a garden. Here are 5 ways to kill cutworms without harming plants, animals, humans, or the environment.

These ten plants can help keep mosquitoes out of your garden to protect you, your family, and your pets from these blood-sucking insects.

Though trash pandas may look cute and cuddly, they cause massive amounts of destruction in the garden. Here are some tips to keep raccoons away from your garden or yard.

Are aphids infesting your milkweed plants? Follow these tips to naturally get rid of aphids and prevent them from coming back, while keeping the monarch butterflies that visit your plants safe!

Getting rid of your earwig problem could be as simple as setting out some corrugated cardboard and making a DIY garlic-oil spray.

From daffodils and lavender to ginkgo biloba, there are many plants that can help you create a deer-resistant landscape. Learn which plants prevent or repel deer from garden beds.

Cabbage loopers can ruin your crops in a hurry. Luckily, there are several cheap and easy ways to get rid of them.

From garlicky sprays to chrysanthemum-derived pesticides, these natural solutions will help get rid of the aphids in your garden (and a few other pests too!).

Getting rid of pests in a garden can be difficult. Learn four organic ways to remove pillbugs (roly-polies) and sowbugs from your garden.

Leaves disfigured by wart-like bumps and spikes are usually caused by mites and are generally harmless to the infested tree.

The red lily beetle is a destructive pest that can ruin your lily plants. Here are some organic options to try to rid your garden of the lily beetle and keep your pet and friendly insects safe!

Bean leaf beetles can quickly destroy your bean patch. Try these organic methods to get rid of them.

Lily leaf beetles can quickly destroy your prized lilies and other plants. Fortunately, you can get rid of them safely and organically.

Vegetables that we grow in our gardens certainly have no shortage of insect pests. This article will discuss one in particular: the flea beetle, which can affect many different vegetables by chewing tiny holes in the leaves. Their larvae can also attack the plant's roots, which weaken the plant.

Cats are wonderful pets but can be destructive to a garden. To a cat, a garden is one big litter box. They dig up plants, use the bathroom, and sleep on garden beds. This article lists different ways to protect your garden from cats.

From aphids to slugs, pests are a common hurdle for every gardener. Avoid pesticides use this year by employing these organic garden pest control methods.

Some insects are beneficial to your garden, but there are many that aren't. Rid your garden of aphids, cutworms, Japanese beetles, slugs, and snails.

Mexican bean beetles defoliate the legumes in your garden. Here are some organic ways to keep them from destroying your plants.

This quick and easy guide to garden pests will help you identify the insects eating your leaves.

This article provides several aphid treatments, including organic methods, as well as which pesticide works best to kill aphids. Helpful videos included.

Tick bites can cause diseases in humans and pets. Design a tick-free environment by cleaning, spraying, and planting to keep ticks out of your yard.

Asparagus beetles can destroy your asparagus patch in a single season. Using a combination of beneficial insects, neem oil and good gardening techniques, you can limit the ravages of these pests.

If you find that kale and other cruciferous vegetables in your garden look like something has been munching on them, then we can most likely tell you why! Here we will talk about cabbage worms—one of the most common garden pests—and how to control and get rid of them!

Spittlebugs are usually just a minor nuisance in your garden. If you have a large infestation, the insects are not difficult to get rid of and you can even prevent them from re-infesting your yard.

Leaf-footed bugs aren't harmful to you, but they can still damage your fruit or make it easier for other pests to do so. Learn about what they are, how to identify them, and how to get rid of them.

Earwigs can be beneficial predators in your garden, but what happens when they start eating your newly sprouted vegetables and flowers? Use these tips to keep earwig damage under control.

As the name might suggest, annuals have only one growing cycle. But perennials will grow for a season, die down during the colder months, and grow again in the spring. Properly identifying issues will not only keep your garden beautiful, but it will limit problems of pests and disease.

Are your pets or neighborhood strays roaming in your precious garden? Here are some safe methods to keep cats and dogs out of your garden.

Have you noticed plants looking dull, eaten, or even worse, dead? Find out if you have an armyworm invasion and how to treat it.

You won't want to bother stink bugs in any way because you'll regret it. The resulting smell can be less than pleasant. This article shows how to identify the stinkers, how to keep them away, and how to get rid of them should you need to.

Check out the five most common garden pests, including aphids and mealybugs, and learn how to prevent them.

An infestation of cutworms can destroy a garden very quickly. You can get rid of them by tilling, putting up barriers, handpicking or inviting their predators into your garden.

Scale insects are tiny but dangerous. They can literally suck the life out of your plants.

Spider mites are tiny terrors. They reproduce quickly and suck the life out of your plants. Fortunately, getting rid of them is not difficult.

Keeping neighbourhood cats out of your garden can seem like a full-time job. Here are some top tips to keep them away in a humane fashion.

After my backyard was invaded by hundreds of crows, I put a variety of crow scares to the test to find the best ways to humanely get rid of them.

Learn how to keep birds off tomato plants naturally, without harming the birds.

Birds are intriguingly beautiful creatures, but they can be a pest, nightmare, and health hazard. Learn how to keep birds off of patio furniture using cost-effective, eco-friendly, and humane ways.

Raccoons are cute until they raid your garbage, dig up your precious plants, and eat your garden. Learn how to recognize and prevent a raccoon invasion, including trapping and repelling methods.

Japanese beetles are highly destructive. They have no natural enemies here in the US but they can be controlled using methods that are effective and environmentally friendly.

Squash Vine Borers are destructive but can be easily controlled using some simple techniques.

Do you have annoying garter snakes in your backyard, but you don't have the heart to whack them a few times with a machete? Here are some ways that you can get rid of garter snakes peacefully.

Mealybugs are a common pest both indoors and outdoors. Fortunately, they are easy to eliminate.

Recipes for all-natural and environmentally friendly insecticides. Get rid of ants, aphids, bees, wasps, midges, and more with these easy-to-make (and completely organic) pesticides.

I offer five solutions for keeping animals from eating the plants in your vegetable garden.

Leafy vegetables are affected by a number of garden pests. Read on to learn about the most common insect pests of leafy vegetables, their prevention, control, and management. See also their photos.