Gnats emerge in South Carolina during the spring as temperatures rise, becoming a nuisance for outdoor activities. South Carolina has two common types: biting gnats that feed on blood and non-biting ...

However, gardening specialists say there is a natural way to discourage them without using chemical pellets – planting garlic ...

State agriculture officials have unveiled plans to spray a nontoxic pheromone in dozens of treatment areas this summer to disrupt the mating of spongy moths, a leaf-eating insect that can damage trees ...

But in some cases, the parasite reaches the nervous system and causes a form of meningitis called eosinophilic meningitis. That can mean headaches, stiff neck, nausea, vomiting, fever, strange ...

Grubs are C-shaped, white beetle larvae that grow underground during the winter and, like an unwelcome flower, sprout during spring and summer seasons. The most common species in Chicago are Japanese ...

Ventura to become the second city in the county to ban glue traps, citing inhumane animal suffering and deaths.

Struggling with slugs in your garden? Gardener Jo Thompson shares her 7-step plan for protecting plants this spring.

Diatomaceous earth is a great, organic pest control method. Learn how to use diatomaceous earth to control garden pests like ...

Most gardeners reach for the spray bottle the moment they spot a pest. But that reflex may be doing more harm than good, ...

Residents, gardeners should take precautions to protect against deadly disease transmitted by snails, slugs, and animals that ingest them ...

Here is spring, and it feels great. The wildflowers are here. Winter deciduous trees and shrubs are blooming and leafing out.

Rats and mice flock to bird feeders as the weather warms, but there is a natural way to keep feeding birds without attracting ...