"When were synthetic pesticides first used?" a column reader asks, and "how effectively do they control bugs? Has their use solved insect problems?" My thoughts whipped back to a time when all garden ...

There are nearly 1 million known insect species on Earth, and just 2% of these insects are harmful to plants, animals or humans. Managing insects in the vegetable garden and home landscape requires an ...

CORVALLIS – You look around the garden and see aphids suck the life out of your rose buds, flea beetles chomp on the cauliflower and cabbage butterflies lay eggs that will turn into voracious ...