A University of Michigan study finds that plants growing in nutrient-rich soil may be more likely to defend themselves ...

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Herbs like garlic, thyme, and peppermint help keep slugs away when grown nearby or used in sprays. Flowers like marigolds, pansies, calendula, and dianthus lure slugs from other plants as natural ...

Of the many insect species that visit a vegetable garden, a small fraction are pests. Slugs, aphids, cabbage loopers, and ...

This strategy comes from what's called companion planting. It's a gardening philosophy and practice that encourages plants to ...

Basil, lavender and rosemary are wonderful herbs that not only taste great but also will keep the flies away. Basil ...

Two breeding sites of the invasive palm tree-killing coconut rhinoceros beetle were recently discovered in West Hawaiʻi. Several coconut rhinoceros beetle larvae, or grubs, and an adult scarab. (Photo ...

Often described as “low maintenance” or “hardy,” these plants are simply ones that are near-impossible to kill. They are ...

Scientists have found a carnivorous plant that grows prey-trapping contraptions underground. No other species of such a plant is known to science.

Orcas were spotted using kelp as a grooming tool on each other, the first known use of tools among cetaceans for something ...

These pests eat the foliage and fruit of tomato plants and other nightshades.