Are plants disappearing from your garden? Are there holes in the leaves? Are your plants sticky? You may have a pest problem in your garden, and pests can really plague a garden and prevent you from ...

If you have some time to enter the Lilliputian world of an insect, spend a few moments and gaze with amazement at the strange locomotion of the cabbage looper. Of all the creatures of Creation, this ...

Practicing crop rotation is key for plant health and a good harvest. Here are eight fall veggies that you should not plant in ...

It is a treat to harvest and eat your very own homegrown broccoli and cabbage. But it’s not so delightful if your harvest is accompanied by a bunch of green caterpillars on the leaves. There are three ...

Question: Last year I grew some cabbage that green caterpillars devastated. I have recently planted a new crop. How can I avoid these pests or at least limit their damage? Answer: There are several ...

My broccoli plants were destroyed this year by a small green caterpillar, actually hundreds of small green caterpillars. How do I prevent this from happening in the future? SB The culprit in your case ...

Dear Neil: We started to notice these spots in the St. Augustine in late summer and they are still here. They began as yellowed grass. Many started out round. There is a slight dip along the line of ...

Dear Neil: Is there anything I can put on my cabbage plants as a preventive to avoid cabbage loopers this spring? A: Your lawn has brown patch, also called large patch by some university turf people.

A major part of the winter vegetable garden are cabbage-related crops such as broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale, cabbage, Swiss chard and collards. If you grow any of those vegetables, you ...

SUMMER GUESTS: Pest season is here for gardeners, but don’t fret. Xpress has some tips to keep caterpillars away from your kale. Photo courtesy of Chloe Lieberman Green greetings! As it really warms ...