Hot temperatures this spring have created ideal conditions for sugarbeet crop pests, such as root maggots, that can cause plant damage. The sugarbeets that were planted late are especially vulnerable ...

Gardening is a spiritual experience where many people find peace and comfort in the turning of the soil and growing of plants. Or, it is until you find something truly horrid hiding under the dirt, ...

Q: How do you keep maggots from getting into carrots, radishes and onions? I run into that problem every year, and I'd like to stop it this year. A: These burrowing pests are the larval forms of what ...

Aside from the usual slugs and snails that invade coastal gardens during the drippy fog days of summer, there are a host of other summer critters that love to feed on vegetables and flowers. Some are ...

If you planted a vegetable garden this spring and summer, chances are something might be bugging your garden. Usually in the spring slugs and snails are the most common pests that destroy young plants ...

Welcome to our weekly podcast with longtime Anchorage Daily News garden writer and author Jeff Lowenfels and co-host Jonathan White. Think of it as a companion to Jeff’s weekly columns and his popular ...

Sugarbeet root maggot, Tetanops myopaeformis, has been an increasing production challenge for Red River Valley sugarbeet growers over the past few years. Areas seeing the highest population numbers, ...

Question: I had a lot of problems with worms in my apples last year. I also had maggots in my radishes and beets. Is there any way to prevent these? Answer: Yes, you can control wormy apples and ...