This category covers pests and diseases that your plants and garden can suffer from
How do you get rid of black spot on roses? Black spot on roses can be a nuisance for any gardener. Caused by a fungus known as Diplocarpon rosae, this disease spreads blackspot spores which can greatly weaken the rose plant and reduce its vigor. There are a few treatments to rid you of this issue, so check out this post to learn more.
White mold is a fungus called Sclerotinia that thrives on the soil used in potted plants. This is usually because of inadequate drainage and poor air circulation causing damp and humid conditions. It is the perfect environment for white mold to grow.
It is not uncommon to find that even after doing most of the necessary things to make your plants healthy, you may find that a few leaves begin to turn …
Slug, the very word has the ability to make gardeners’ faces twist and contort in ways they shouldn’t. Types of slugs in the garden are varied but this one gastropod mollusk has brought men and women to tears after totally devastating their gardens. Whether that is fruits and veg such as brassicas. Or even your stunning ornamental plants like hostas. They are all favorites of these animals.
Pepper plants (Capsicum annuum, C. chinense, C. baccatum, C. frutescens, and C. pubescens) are part of the Solanaceae family and share common diseases. Tomatoes and peppers share several diseases, but …
When referring to water bugs, readers will imagine bugs of various shapes and sizes, some as tiny as gnats and others 4 inches (12 cm) long. Water bugs include the …
Insects go through either three or four stages of metamorphosis. In gradual metamorphosis, eggs hatch nymphs, but in complete metamorphosis, eggs hatch larvae. Healthy garden soil is home to billions …
The carbon dioxide you breathe, your fruity deodorant, or your yellow t-shirt makes you super attractive to adult fungus gnats.
Fungus gnats have segmented antennae longer than their heads and thin legs, and their long antennae can distinguish them from shore flies.
Fungus gnats fly to your face because Carbon Dioxide we breath out is smells similar to decomposing plant material that fungus gnats lay their eggs in
