When cold weather sets in, it’s tempting to assume pest problems go into hibernation along with the garden. Unfortunately, ...

Leather jackets are the larvae of the crane fly, which resembles an overgrown mosquito when mature. These larvae have a cylindrical shape with a head that retracts into the thorax. The hungry larvae ...

Dragonflies are ideal hunting machines. More than 80 percent of their brain is used for processing visual information, and it is believed that some species can see objects up to 30 feet away and ...

Not all pest control comes in plastic boxes. Truthfully, some of the best and most effective natural pesticides are already in your backyard. Michael Pollan, an award-winning science journalist and ...

Q: What is this weed that has invaded part of my yard? What can I do to eliminate it? It is very aggressive. A: This is one of the types of nutsedge. They tend to thrive in wetter parts of our lawns ...

A free class, Intelligent Pest Management," will be presented at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Hernando County Cooperative Extension Service, 19490 Oliver St. The program, which will be given by Urban ...