Are Systemic Insecticides The Future Of Pest Control?

Systemic Insecticides

Systemic insecticides may soon drastically change our present pest-control practices.  These chemicals are absorbed either through the roots or leaves of actively growing plants in sufficient amounts to kill insects

How To Identify And Combat Lawn Insect Pests

insect pests that injure lawns

The most destructive of all lawn pests are insects. Unlike fungus diseases which damage only small portions of the lawn, or weeds, which we can tolerate temporarily, some insects are

What’s In Your Garden Potpourri?

Garden Potpourri

Last winter, I brought one of the frothy egg masses of the praying mantis into the greenhouse.  Within three weeks, 100 wee mantes emerged from foam, each with an appetite

How To Combat Late Summer Garden Pests

Garden Pests

Garden pest control is never wholly monotonous. Spraying may be routine but there are always seasonal problems to keep us awake even in lazy August.  By then, we have to

How To Deal With Lace Bugs On Evergreens

Lace Bugs

Although lace bugs are commonly present and occasionally destructively abundant on the foliage of various garden plants and many native trees and shrubs, they are seldom noticed.  The leaf damage

Should I Dust or Spray?

should i dust or spray

A “HARDY PERENNIAL” question in gardening circles is, “Should I dust or spray my plants?” The only logical answer to this question is, “It all depends.” It depends upon what