Debbie Roland, Master Gardener I love most living things but I have never been able to warm up to spiders or snakes. I do feel like I am making some progress...

by Barbara Porsch-Master Gardener-herb enthusiast We haven’t talked about parsley in a long time, so let’s talk about parsley this month. It is without a dou...

by Karen Miller, Master Gardener Entomology Specialist There are bad bugs, and then, there are bad, bad bugs. Spider mites are bad, bad, bugs and are classe...

by Carl White Master Gardener To those who are unaware, this is one garden pest whose life objective is to destroy your garden or flowers. Though so small, a...

by Carl White, Master Gardener We are all familiar with the sounds of summer including bird calls, trilling of crickets, drone of bees and most incessant is ...

by Carl White Learning to recognize the insects of the garden is so helpful in order that we don’t destroy the beneficial predators which aid us. Now who, am...

by Carl White, Master Gardener To observe this most beneficial insect, the preying stance in which the powerful forelegs are folded into a praying posture gi...

by Karen Miller, Master Gardener At the risk of sounding a bit dramatic, we as gardeners put ourselves in harm’s way each time we do what we love…garden!  Be...

by Carl White, Bee Enthusiast, and Ron Nelson, BeeKeeper, Master Gardeners The soft buzz around the flowers, the constant flow of bees from the hive and one ...

By Karen Miller, Master Gardener Entomology Specialist Christmas is almost here, and what better way for an entomology specialist to start off the season tha...

By Karen Miller, Master Gardener Entomology Specialist Our “Ask a Master Gardener” program has received several inquiries about a pale green to brown or blac...

by Karen Miller, Master Gardener, Entomologist Specialist As Master Gardeners we are here to answer questions regarding gardening. This summer we have been b...

by Karen Miller, Entomology Specialist Mud dauber is a common name given to a number of wasps that build their nest from mud. Also called “dirt dauber”, “dir...

by Karen Miller, Master Gardener Entomology Specialist Most of us consider the Pill bug, aka Rollie Pollie or woodlice, a pest especially in large numbers. T...

by Karen Miller, Master Gardener, Entomologist Specialist Which red butterfly have you had in your garden? Is it a Monarch, a Queen, a Viceroy, or maybe a S...

by Karen Miller, Master Gardener Entomology Specialist I enjoy hunting for insects in my gardens. Some are cute and colorful, some are really ugly, some smel...

By Karen Miller, Master Gardener, Entomology Specialist Aphids, aphids, and more aphids! What are aphids and where do they come from? In the order Homopterou...

by Karen Miller, Master Gardener Entomology Specialist Do you know “what’s buggin’ me”? The loathing gardeners have for the tomato hornworm is what’s buggin’...

by Karen Miller, Master Gardener Entomology Specialist Nematodes – friend or foe? Both actually, some nematodes are beneficial and others are troublesome and...