Like many indoor-plant owners, my irrigation setup includes both an ancient watering can and a spray mister that, until recently, I’d wander around the apartment with on a Sunday morning vaguely ...

POWERED BY PLANTS: With lemongrass and cedarwood oil, SimpleSource Flea & Tick Yard & Kennel Spray utilizes plants with pest-fighting properties to create a solution without harsh chemicals to ...

In raking leaves from shrubs around the house I’ve noticed asps on a couple of hollies. What is the best way to eliminate ...

For a natural solution, consider Mighty Mint Insect and Pest Control Peppermint Oil Spray. This 100 percent plant-based spray has just one simple active ingredient: peppermint oil. Not only is the ...

On the National Gardening Association's forum, one gardener noted that after applying a tick and mosquito spray treatment on their yard, which included DEET, they observed a worrying change. The ...

Even clean homes can attract cockroaches. Here’s how to keep all kinds of roaches away from your home and how to get rid of ...

Every bite an herbivore takes comes at the expense of a plant. Are plants passive victims or do they actively resist these attacks? Some plants avoid herbivory by decreasing their apparency or ...

Robot Identifies Plants by 'Touching' Their Leaves Nov. 13, 2024 — Researchers have developed a robot that identifies different plant species at various stages of growth by 'touching' their ...

like mosquito foggers. There are three main ways of dealing with a mosquito problem in your yard: The first and third options ...

Plant cells have several structures not found in other eukaryotes. In particular, organelles called chloroplasts allow plants to capture the energy of the Sun in energy-rich molecules; cell walls ...

In April, she’d begun to use a topical nasal-spray decongestant. The over-the-counter (OTC) drug worked like a charm. By summer, she was still using the spray daily. Yet it was helping for ...

Plants help people and animals to live. Plants provide food for people and animals to eat. They also make oxygen. All people and animals need oxygen to breathe. Plants are a very important part of ...