Photo: Emmy Ulmschneider – Her daughter working on a Monarch school project By Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardener On his last visit,...

Photo: Emmy Ulmschneider By Debbie Rowland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Have you ever heard of cochineal? And I am not...

Photo: www.calblendsoils.com By Emmy Ulmschneider and Debbie Roland, Master Gardeners On a walk last week, I came across an...

By Debbie Roland, Master Gardener If you have ever had grubs in your yard or flowerbeds you know that they can cause quite a bit of damage. White grubs, sometimes referred to as grub worms, are the larval stage of Junebugs or June beetles. Grubs have four life stages: Egg, larvae, pupae and adult. There are over 100 species and only a few causes damage. However, a few species damage turfgrass and other cultivated plants. White grubs feed on roots and other undergroun