If you're tired of relying on synthetic products that have a negative impact on the environment, consider exploring the world ...

Strategically use certain vegetables in your garden to naturally deter pests and enhance your harvest without pesticides.

A growing number of home growers are using natural pest barriers instead of chemical sprays, and it’s changing how gardens ...

Epic Gardening has introduced seven natural pest control methods to help gardeners avoid chemical pesticides this spring. The tips focus on boosting biodiversity, using companion planting, and ...

They might be pollinators, but carpenter bees are also a nightmare for homeowners with wooden decks and structures. Here's a ...

Most gardeners reach for the spray bottle the moment they spot a pest. But that reflex may be doing more harm than good, including to the very garden they are trying to protect. According to the ...

As a long-term advocate for organic growing, time and time again I come up across the same misconceptions about organic pest control and what it really involves. These myths can easily get in the way ...

Gardening expert Joe, known online as 'JoesGarden', has shared his top tip for keeping slugs, snails and pests at bay — and ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Biological control of insect pests - where 'natural enemies' keep pests at bay - is saving farmers in Asia and the Pacific billions of dollars, according to new research. Biological control involved ...

In regards to Allen Wilson’s article (“Old-fashioned chemicals effective,” The Columbian, Oct. 12), I applaud his use of organic pest control and I’m disappointed in his recommendation of the use of ...