A new invasive insect pest called the viburnum leaf beetle that causes severe defoliation of viburnum leaves has been reported in Illinois' DuPage and Cook counties, near Chicago. This pest has the ...

The leaves of my arrowwood viburnums look like they have been shredded. I had always believed this viburnum was trouble-free and easy to grow. What is this problem and what should I do? Your ...

Unfortunately, your description sounds like your viburnums are being damaged by the viburnum leaf beetle. This damage is commonly found on arrowwood viburnums because the insect favors its smooth ...

If you love your lilies in your garden, you may be living a gardening nightmare. The lily leaf beetle is eating its way across Michigan’s lilies. It’s been said we need to know our enemy. There are ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — An invasive insect that feeds on lilies and other popular plants has been discovered in Minnesota for the first time. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) says a St. Paul ...

Question: Help! We have some little slug-like creature eating one of our shrubs. I don’t know the name of the shrub, but it gets white flowers in the spring and then clusters of red berries in the ...

Ask any vegetable gardener about beans and pull up a chair. Some grow lima beans, dry beans or wax beans but almost every home garden has a patch of green beans. Beans grow quickly and don't need much ...

The viburnum leaf beetle has come to Minnesota, the latest in a series of invasive insects to arrive in the state. The state Department of Agriculture recently received its first report of the insect ...