Category - Pests & Diseases

Japanese stilt grass (Microstegium vimineum), occasionally called bamboo grass as well as other...

Fortunate is the gardener who hasn’t had to combat powdery mildew in the late spring. Powdery...

Maybe it’s because my name is Charlotte and I grew up on a farm, but I have always had an...

Fall cankerworm (Alsophila pometaria) is one of those insects that is more of a nuisance than a...

Along with outside summertime fun comes the hassle of ticks, as well as the discomfort and...

Worms are great for the soil, right? They aerate the soil with their tunneling, and digest and move...

The garden is vibrant in the summer. Plants are getting ready to flower, or have just finished...

June is affectionately called “Big Bug Month” by some entomologists (people who study...

If a fire ant ever stings you, you will learn quickly why they are called fire ants.  There are...

The entire state of North Carolina, including all counties in the Triangle, have come under emerald...

“E-E-E-Y-O-W-W-W! I’ve been stung by a bee!” Or maybe it was a wasp…or a...

I admit I never used to pay attention to insects unless they were eating my plants. As a gardener...

For camellia growers, ’tis the best of times and possibly the worst of times. Camellias—in...