Gardens can be wonderful and stimulating places for dogs to play outdoors. But if not properly set up, they can also pose a number of dangers you don’t want your pooch exposed to. Do you know what it takes to make your garden a safe space for your dog? This article will … [Read more...]

By Erin Marissa Russell and Matt Gibson The peach twig borer is one of the biggest pest problems for stone fruit orchards, attacking not only peach trees, but the trees of other stone fruits, such as nectarines, apricots, and plums. The peach twig borer wouldn’t be that big of … [Read more...]

By Matt Gibson If you are seeing large groups of flies around your brassicas and root crops, and/or noticing the fruits on these crops starting to turn yellow, it might be due to an infestation of root maggots in your garden. Root maggots are the larvae of several different … [Read more...]

By Erin Marissa Russell and Matt Gibson Flea beetles are a common garden pest known to attack a wide variety of garden plants, including ornamentals, fruits and vegetables, feeding on the plant’s foliage by chewing irregularly-shaped holes in their leaves. Severe flea beetle … [Read more...]

By Bethany Cihon Squash plants are susceptible to various pests that can destroy your entire crop if you don’t stop them ahead of time. While squash borers might be the most common, that doesn’t mean they’re the only one - if only! Instead, if you opt to add some to your … [Read more...]