Attracting good luck and prosperity: Throughout history, garlic has been said to attract abundance and favor economic ...

Bees are always attracted to the purple flower of the rosemary. Photo / Steven McNicholl Someone mentioned to me the other ...

Snails and slugs dislike sand, lime, and ashes, so the next time you have a wood braai, apply ash to the base of plants under threat.

And yet, it comes at a price. There’s a familiar buzz in the air, from mosquitoes, although the sound is normally associated with the height of midsummer. The scorching summer, it seems ...

Dec. 11, 2024 — A new study estimates that more than 9000 insects and other native invertebrates have become extinct in Australia since European arrival in 1788 and between 1-3 additional ...

The ground is covered in snow and the trees and bushes are naked. The insects that normally fly or crawl in warmer weather are nowhere to be seen. You might assume that insects do not survive the ...

Canada geese are a pain to have in your yard due to their poop, which can contain harmful bacteria (and just be annoying to ...

Here’s a hint that’s helpful to remember over the holidays: Thoroughly clean out your fridge and freezer before you start to ...

Rats are more likely to enter gardens in the winter months, but if you do not deter them quickly, they can make their way ...

Praying mantis are also good to encourage into your garden, feeding on caterpillars, moths, beetles and crickets. Hoverflies ...