If slugs are eating your new little seedlings, bulbs’ shoots, vegetables, or even fully grown plants, it’s time try a few tactics to stop them in their slimy trails. To stop slugs from eating your plants, try to kill slugs before they hatch or come out of...
If you see a wasp flying around your garden it’s probably looking for something to eat. But what will that tasty treat be? Are any destructive garden pests on the wasp’s menu? Well, it turns out that… Predatory wasps eat many types of garden pests, such as flies and...
If you’re thinking of putting raised beds in your garden, you might be wondering if these beds will keep animals out of your plants, fruits, and vegetables. I did a little digging and found out that… Raised garden beds can keep out all burrowing animals, such as moles...
If you’ve seen a skunk walking around or digging in your garden, you’re probably wondering how he got in. Did he really climb the fence? Well… Most skunks can climb fences that are up to 6 feet high. One species, the spotted skunk, is an excellent fence climber,...
If you’ve seen a rather large green insect crawling on your plants at night, you might have seen a katydid. But is this katydid a pest or a friend to your garden? I did some digging to find out and it turns out that… Katydids are not considered to be garden pests. A...
