Ladybugs provide excellent pest control against small insects. To bring more of these fascinating bugs to your garden, you'll need the right blooms.

Ladybugs protect your garden by eating pests like aphids, mealybugs, and spider mites. Store-bought ladybugs often die or leave quickly, and collecting them harms native populations at both ends. You ...

Ever notice how some gardens seem to thrive with fewer pests and more blooms? The secret often lies in attracting the right ...

A home garden can be an awarding experience, especially if you want to bring more pollinators into your yard and garden. There are many flowering plants that can attract these species, and it's always ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Insects — they’re everywhere! With nearly 1 million named species, they make up about 90% of all species of animals on the planet and more than half of all ...

Cute and colorful, ladybugs (more correctly termed lady beetles) are iconic symbols of a healthy garden. They help pollinate numerous species of flowers and are beloved by gardeners for their ...

Sometimes the fight against pest problems can feel relentless. You try everything from using pest-repellent plants to removing pests by hand, and yet some pests have a way of sticking around and ...

All about beneficials: who they are, how they work, and what they eat -- Beneficial bug profiles: meet the predators and the parasitoids -- Gardening for bugs: where plants and insects intersect -- ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — There are some distinct differences between the invasive Asian Ladybeetles that are invading our homes right now and the very beneficial native Ladybugs that we welcome to our ...