Few plants come with such a wide variety of foliage color and size than hostas. There’s a hosta for practically any spot in a shady garden, and the flowers even attract hummingbirds. They prefer light ...

Cutworm is a generic term referring to the caterpillar of various moth species that attack herbaceous plants. Cutworms appear in swarms to eat through tender stems at the soil line, destroying ...

Q: I’m a new gardener. I was disappointed this spring when I lost plants to something that cut the plants off just above the ground, leaving the decapitated plant lying uneaten nearby. A neighbor ...

Cutworms are a troublesome garden pest, knocking down young plants as soon as they begin to stand on their own. Cutworm damage is some of the cruelest you’ll see in the garden, although it’s hard to ...

One of my biggest predicaments growing vegetables in my backyard garden is dealing with cutworms. Cutworms are a type of nocturnal moth larvae that feed by wrapping themselves around seedling stems at ...

The pursuit of an interest in a single genus of plant by a Mercer Island gardener has led to the creation of a beautiful shade garden with a wide array of intriguing plants. David Fishman bought his ...

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Im not a queasy person about worms, insects, spiders, etc. But cutworms are gross. Really, they are. Digging away in the garden, la la la la, weeding, planting, la la la la: coming across soil full of ...

When it comes to growing hostas, Tom Lakowske might serve as inspiration — or perhaps as a cautionary tale. “I saw one at a nursery and picked it up and brought it home and planted it. And that ...

Crop producers throughout North Central Montana have been dealing with a number of cropland insects. While some insect populations are not large enough to pose a major threat, without observation and ...