If you want to protect yourself from mosquitoes and ticks—which seem to be everywhere this year—you might need to enlist a ...

Some natural pesticides may be nontoxic or mildly toxic to people, but they may be very toxic to some animals. For example, the natural pesticide ryania, which comes from a plant, ...

Give your bees water and an internal feeder to ensure they have it for more than 24 hours of sealing. Put a mesh screen at ...

Paleontologists studying insects trapped in amber from 99 million years ago have made a remarkable discovery: an ant and a ...

I am getting mixed recommendations on the use of pesticides in my garden when I ask gardening friends and local garden center staff. Can you provide some direction on how to use them properly.

By J.J. Barrett Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! A delayed happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there in the ...

Research suggests that people who are the most likely to be exposed to pesticides include farmers and greenhouse workers, ...

As part of the race to combat global insecticide resistance, new research shows that the same CBD people use to treat a variety of ailments is also extremely effective at killing mosquito larvae.

Protecting sweet corn from earworms comes with a couple time-dependent challenges. As corn silks continue to grow, any new ...

Even if the insecticides you use are all natural, make sure to avoid applying them to the hummingbird feeder itself, because they could potentially act as a deterrent to birds as well. 5.

As well as a pungent smell, tea tree oil contains the compound terpinen-4-ol, thought to be a natural insecticide. Many essential oils are used to get rid of bed bugs, but we think tea tree oil ...

This natural insecticide is particularly effective against common garden pests such as aphids, spider mites, ticks, and even mosquitoes. Unlike many chemical insecticides, ...