If you spend enough time looking at and working with plants, you’ll inevitably come across galls. Galls are abnormal growths and can be caused by a variety of different organisms, ...

While cinnamon does have pest- and disease-repelling properties, how you apply it matters. Gardeners sometimes tout cinnamon as a repellent for pests and a remedy for plant diseases. Is this common ...

After discussing weeds and insect pests, we conclude our “unwanted garden guests” series today on the subject of diseases.

The free 90-minute guided tour at the Forest Resource Education Center will showcase how trees, shrubs, vines, and herbaceous ...

If your vegetable garden is overrun with pests that are eating the fruits (or veggies) of your labor, attracting more insects ...

Galls on oak leaves are harmless growths caused by specific insects. They have different shapes depending on the insect species causing the gall.

Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are alerting farmers about a pest affecting soybean crops across the state. The bright orange ...

In addition to planting advice (you've got time), this week's garden column tackles several questions about managing pests.

We've let a plant take off in the back corner of our yard and we're unsure what it is. Last year, we had gourds and initially ...

Species like spotted lanternflies, zebra mussels and wild pigs are popping up around the commonwealth. Here's how to handle ...

Galls are bulbous outgrowths on some plants that are produced as a result of an insect releasing a substance through their epidermis. The move is intentional—after releasing the substance ...

Galls are outgrowths induced on plants by other organisms. In some instances, they form when parasitic insects like midges, moths and wasps release substances that prompt the plant to produce more ...