Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Being outside in Indiana this time of year is usually fine — unless you're swatting away buzzing insects. "Because the corn is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Garden full of flowers for beneficial insects - Marina Lohrbach/Getty Images Your first instinct when you spot a buzzing insect ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... They may not tweet you or invite you to their Facebook pages, but these five beneficial insects are among your garden’s BFFs: ground beetles, hover flies, ...

If you live in the Miami Valley and have been outdoors lately, chances are you have been swatting hover or syrphid flies. They are not the same as sweat bees. In 2018, as I was preparing to drive to a ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Beneficial insects are a gardener’s best friend. They break down into two basic groups: predators and parasites. Research shows that some plants, when ...

Ginny Bartolone began writing DIY and home improvement guides nearly 10 years ago, covering everything from energy-efficient appliances to cracked foundations. Whether she's compiling cost information ...

An observational study found that out of more than 2,400 pollinator visits to flowers at urban and rural farms in in Western Washington about 35% of were made by flies -- most of which were the ...

Ladybugs are the poster child of beneficial insects; nearly everyone recognizes this black-spotted red beetle as an amicable garden visitor. Their presence in your garden is a comforting sight, for ...

In last week’s article, I focused on weeds as unwanted garden guests. This week, we’ll focus on insect pests, and next week, diseases. As you know, many insect pests may affect garden plants. Since I ...