Find shade-loving shrubs, control Bermuda in St. Augustine, thicken wintercreeper, prune figs and blackberries, and revive iris blooms.

I have a bed of iris that has quit blooming each spring. It’s pretty much in full sun, so I don’t think that’s the problem.

Over the past decade, invasive European chafer beetles have taken hold in Western Washington. Crows, racoons and other ...

Although they're often confused with the iridescent green June beetles, which are basically harmless to your garden, these ...

USC is implementing additional food safety measures after students shared videos showing maggots and other bugs they say were found in meals at campus dining halls. USC’s Annenberg Media reported ...

Worms, bugs and mold — oh my. Some USC students claim when they grab a meal at the campus dining halls, they’re getting a whole lot more than they bargained for. In cringy pictures and videos posted ...

Kyle has a degree in Film, Television, and Cultural Studies and has loved video games for as long as he can remember. He's owned every PlayStation, dabbled with the occasional Xbox, and even owned a ...

Climate change brings plenty of unpleasant consequences, including the spread of pests. There's one that may be causing your lawn to flounder.

We all know about common household pests, like mice, ants and mosquitoes. But there's another pest lurking beneath the soil - white grubs. White grubs are the larvae of scarab beetles, a family that ...

A highly contagious stomach virus with no real treatment is spreading rapidly across the United States. From Aug. 1 through Nov. 13, there were 153 norovirus outbreaks reported in 14 states, according ...

My recent columns appear to have hit a nerve in the native plant community. Some are not happy that I said it is OK to have a lawn. Some are not happy that I am not promoting native plants. I am not a ...