Lavender is a favorite of pollinators like bees and butterflies in the garden. Studies have also shown that lavender can ...

If you toss the citrus peels in your garden, they’ll sit on top of the soil for a while. Their low moisture content and waxy ...

Ten of the best plants to attract pollinating insects to your garden this summer - How to support insect week ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The way gardeners view insects has come a long way in the past few decades. The importance of pollinators and the natural pest ...

A backyard can look peaceful on the surface while a tiny army quietly shapes everything underneath. Some insects protect ...

Don't kill the dandelions in your yard just yet. If you're strict about the appearance of your lawn, getting rid of those sunshine-yellow flower heads speckling your otherwise blemish-free grass may ...

This week on Backyard Farmer we’ll check our garden for disease and insect pests. This week on Backyard Farmer we’ll check our garden for disease and insect pests. Host Kim Todd and the panel of ...

If you plant a garden, they will come. Insects, that is. Frank Lutz, curator of insects at the American Museum of Natural History in New York in the early 20th century, counted almost 1,500 species in ...

This scent has been discouraging bugs for centuries - and its often found in perfumes.

It has a surprising amount of uses, including plant pollination and natural pest control.