In some minds, the only thing worse than a bug is the poop that comes out of it. However, disgusting as it might seem, bug droppings are testing out very well as an excellent fertilizer for farm and ...

Several years ago, I lost my summer squash to a nasty invasion of squash bugs that continued to plague my cucurbits for the rest of the growing season. That fall, I did a deep dive into finding ...

The latest threat to our landscape focuses on crape myrtles, that summer-flowering small tree that’s becoming more and more popular as the climate warms. An Asian-native bug known as crape myrtle bark ...

As we look back at 2025 and get ready to garden in 2026, let’s look at developments that affect our gardens and the natural world around us. At the beginning of 2025, Lancaster County was in a state ...