Many vegetable bugs are fairly straightforward to control, but others are downright challenging. Flea beetles fall into the latter category. When I was doing the research for my new book “The ...

Do you know why the vegetable band sounded a little off at the concert the other night? They were missing a beet. On any given summer evening, you can usually find me in one of two places. I’m either ...

A species of parasitic wasp discovered by chance could provide growers with a chemical-free way of controlling a major pest. Researchers made the discovery when the wasps appeared mysteriously in ...

Almost all herbivorous insects are specialized to feed on specific host plants and have adapted to their chemical defenses. Flea beetles are important pests of cabbage and other cruciferous plants, ...