Thrips are tiny (around 1/20 inch long) slender insects that cause mostly cosmetic damage to leaves, fruit, and flowers.

Learn about Honolulu's new food-waste collection program, GROW, starting April 1st. Reduce waste and extend landfill life by composting food scraps.

Here’s how to control the flea population in your yard.

Diatomaceous earth is a great, organic pest control method. Learn how to use diatomaceous earth to control garden pests like ...

A tropical insect has been found to change color from vivid hot pink to green within a fortnight, which scientists believe may mimic the young leaves of rainforest plants. The findings, published this ...

The battle for a thriving garden begins the moment the first leaf pushes through the soil. Lush beds and tidy rows may look peaceful, but a quiet army of insects and critters waits for tender stems, ...

Q: What can I do in my garden to help out the bees? I know I should plant more flowers, but what type? Is there anything else ...

The best prevention approach is exclusion: covering vulnerable crops as soon as they are planted with a mesh net that blocks ...

Some thatch is good for your lawn.

Those cottony clusters are actually pests.

March is here. It is usually the start of our dry season, but we are heading into the season in a serious drought.

My pre-K students always jump at the opportunity to explore nature, and they also love digging into bugs. I previously assumed that lessons about insects were only possible in the springtime, but that ...