Hot temperatures this spring have created ideal conditions for sugarbeet crop pests, such as root maggots, that can cause plant damage. The sugarbeets that were planted late are especially vulnerable ...

My friend Brandy could be proud of her kitchen garden this fall. Her beautiful raised beds were tidy, the dark soil in them fertile. That’s what gave her kale and cabbages their powdery blue tint, a ...

Q:My neighbor said you had a trick or remedy for root maggots that involves using some kind of tape on the seedlings of broccoli and cauliflower. I have made collars out of cardboard, but the tape ...

Q: How do you keep maggots from getting into carrots, radishes and onions? I run into that problem every year, and I'd like to stop it this year. A: These burrowing pests are the larval forms of what ...

Aside from the usual slugs and snails that invade coastal gardens during the drippy fog days of summer, there are a host of other summer critters that love to feed on vegetables and flowers. Some are ...

Gardening is a spiritual experience where many people find peace and comfort in the turning of the soil and growing of plants. Or, it is until you find something truly horrid hiding under the dirt, ...

Adult males and females of the sugarbeet root maggot, Tetanops myopaeformis (von Röder), were classified into typical and small size groups based upon wing length (WL). WL measurements separating the ...

Sugarbeet root maggot, Tetanops myopaeformis, has been an increasing production challenge for Red River Valley sugarbeet growers over the past few years. Areas seeing the highest population numbers, ...

Welcome to our weekly podcast with longtime Anchorage Daily News garden writer and author Jeff Lowenfels and co-host Jonathan White. Think of it as a companion to Jeff’s weekly columns and his popular ...

FAIRBANKS — Root maggots are one of the most dreaded insect pests in our Alaska gardens. They are common pests of most crucifer crops, which include radishes, turnips, cabbage, kale and others. You ...

If you planted a vegetable garden this spring and summer, chances are something might be bugging your garden. Usually in the spring slugs and snails are the most common pests that destroy young plants ...

I have leaf miners ruining my lettuce and maggots ruining my radishes. Is there any control for these pests that does not leave dangerous chemical residues on my food? Yes, there are three wonderful ...