It’s whitish and squishy, it lurks in dark places, and it may be coming to a lawn near you. Maybe it’s already there. If sections of your grass are brown and dead or your turf looks Roto-tilled, ...

If you're seeing holes in your lawn, it's possibly being caused by skunks, raccoons, and/or birds digging for beetle grubs.

The heat is on — or was. A Fourth of July weekend with temperatures eclipsing 90 degrees has set into motion all sorts of outdoor activity. Tomato plants are flourishing, pumpkin vines are growing a ...

A new article explains the biology of white grubs, also known as masked chafers, and discusses options for managing them. White grubs, commonly known as masked chafers, are fat, cream-colored, ...

Ah, spring ― while it might have brought us pretty mixed weather so far, there’s no denying the season has led to bountiful gardens (and all the tasks that go with it). But if you’ve started to notice ...

Now that lawns are beginning to green up, some Midlanders are finding patches of thin or dead grass in their yards. These patches may be the result of grubs eating the root system of the turf.

Q. Wide swaths of my lawn have suddenly died and have come under attack by birds. It looks as though animals have torn up much of my grass. What's going on? Master Gardener Ben Franklin says: You've ...

Q: I applied milky spore a couple of years ago, four times during the year and always just before a rain storm. This past fall, grubs made a feast of my lawn. Has anyone else run into this, despite ...

Having a garden is a beautiful thing, isn’t it? It’s linked to better physical and mental health, it can smell amazing and, if managed correctly, it looks beautiful too. But like all of life’s joys, ...

We've rounded the corner and entered the Dog Days of Summer, which generally correspond with the hottest, most sultry days of the season. This legendary period generally runs from July 3 through Aug.