Lilies are a joy in early summer and this is a good time to plant or replant bulbs. They do well in pots and containers and I mostly choose to ...

Rest assured, these insects — as well as their fat, imposing larvae — are completely harmless to us, even if they can render our fruit inedible. You will find fig beetle larvae in your compost ...

Although they used to be called turnip flies, they are actually true beetles. It is hard to see them in the soil and among vegetation. The larvae feed on the roots of plants, but the real damage is ...

Learn more › Sure, you could blast leaves and dust across your entire neighborhood with a leaf blower, or you could get a leaf vacuum and tidy up your yard without making a bigger mess.

McAlpine said the two beetles live side by side because ground beetles live in willow bushes and eat the larvae of willow-leaf beetles. The ground beetle is "very, very similarly coloured ...

But then the hard work follows. Fortunately, as leaves accumulate, a leaf blower can make short work of clearing the mess. What’s more, a great leaf blower isn’t just a once-a-year tool for cl ...

CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA @STARADVERTISER.COM Arisa Barcimas, with the Rhinoceros Beetle Response Team, held up a CRB larva. 3 /6 CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA @STARADVERTISER.COM Arisa Barcimas ...

“It was pretty awesome to reach 142.1 pounds.” The weights didn’t damage the lily, and she and Krofft said the leaf popped back to its normal shape once the sandbags were removed. In ...

While a leaf blower can move debris efficiently, the best leaf vacuums eliminate the need for a rake and leaf bags, leaving your grass and walkways spotless. Our top pick is the Worx 3-in-1 ...