Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. mirceax / Getty Images Ask any vegetable gardener about beans and pull up a chair. Some grow lima beans, dry beans or wax beans ...

Between the last pass of the combine and the first field check of spring, soybean insects such as soybean aphid and bean leaf beetle are quietly positioning themselves for a comeback. What you do in ...

When I was a kid, I hated picking beans. It was hot, humid, and eventually, I was sunburned from picking them. The work was intense, because my sister and I put off picking them until the bounty was ...

Mexican bean beetles are especially problematic in the rainy areas of the East, and tend to pose fewer problems in dry climates. This article is part of ourOrganic Pest Control Series, which includes ...

July and August in the vegetable garden typically bring bountiful harvests of colorful vegetables. These are also the months when insect pests can really make their presence known, with plant and ...

You can have a beautiful, productive garden while working with nature to manage insect pests. As you incorporate various eco-friendly pest management strategies, you will encourage songbirds, ...

Beans are among the easiest crops to produce in the home garden, performing well in traditional garden beds, raised planting ...

The Mexican bean beetle (Epilachna varivestis) has flown under the research radar too long, despite the fact that it has been ravaging U.S. crops for almost a century, according to Louis Nottingham, ...

Keen vegetable gardeners are never quite done tackling pests. There are likely plenty of pests you haven't heard of until you come face-to-face with the damage they cause, like bean seed flies. These ...

Gardeners are often hesitant to use chemical sprays on vegetables. One alternative to sprays is the use of beneficial insects such as lady beetles which can prevent destructive insects from devouring ...

DECORAH, Iowa -- There; may not seem like there'd be a market for insect perfume, but it could become popular if it reduces soybean aphid numbers. Decorah farmer John Rodecap is cooperating with Rick ...