The transition from summer to fall is a time of football games, mums, changing leaf color, and dead patches in the lawn. That latter event is often the work of one of Pennsylvania’s most common – and ...

Even if their appearance doesn’t immediately suggest it, grubs aren’t necessarily bad for your garden. Among beetle larvae, there are “good” and “bad” types. While some nibble on live grass roots, ...

Q: Japanese beetles have been ravaging my yard. I heard Milky Spore can be a natural way to treat them. Is that right? A: Japanese beetle grubs feed underground on plant roots, and the adults feed on ...

Before peonies bloom in spring their unopened flower buds produce a nectar that feeds a tiny wasp called a Spring Tiphia. These shiny, black, solitary wasps are about half an inch long and are ...

Q: I’ve seen a few big bugs buzzing over my lawn recently, and I think they might be green and stocky, if what I saw crawling in the lawn was the same critter. Are these a pest? Happy to leave them ...