The world’s 500 million smallholder farmers have a new weapon in their never-ending fight against pests and plant diseases: an app called Plantix. By uploading pictures of affected crops to the mobile ...

If you start seeing white spotted bugs with red wings on your travels, kill them. The invasive species knowns as the spotted lanternfly that made it's way into New Jersey peak season is approaching.

Summer is the “time of the garden,” when flowers are riotously blooming and fruit and vegetables are ripening. However, you may find you’re not the only one enjoying the fruits of your labors. In ...

If you already use a smartphone, you know there is an app for just about everything. Gardening topics are no exception. There are several apps to help you identify plants, plan a garden space, ...

You're in your garden and notice a beautiful, new-to-you flower that has popped up somewhere unexpected — pull it or leave it? Or perhaps an unfamiliar garden pest has ravaged your tomato plants. Or ...

Every year when spring officially arrives, people spend more time in the great outdoors as the season gears up. Whether you’re looking for help identifying plants along your morning hike or designing ...

Now is a great time to identify trees and shrubs on home grounds as the plants flower and form seeds and fruits. Fruits and seeds are one of the best indicators to use to identify plants, and they are ...

Q: Can you identify a bug on my vegetable leaves? It had six legs, but the body was spikey and black with orange going down the back. Do I need to worry about it? A: The insect is likely a larval form ...

Steeped with a rich culinary history, parsley was once believed to be grown only by witches and pregnant women. Now that it is cultivated throughout the world by both men and women, the old myths of ...