Where there are plants, there are almost certainly aphids feeding on them. These ubiquitous insects are banquets for many predators, and some have evolved incredible defences against them. The cabbage ...

Cabbage aphids have developed an internal chemical defence system which enables them to disable attacking predators by setting off a mustard oil ‘bomb’, says new research published today. The study ...

Q: My collard green plants were growing really well, but then I noticed these little bugs down in the crown of the plant. They are a waxy gray color. Are they going to hurt the plant, and what should ...

Are your garden plants stunted, shriveled, yellowing, or curling at the leaves, despite your best efforts to keep them alive? Check the undersides of the leaves, and you might find the culprit: large ...

When planted in late summer, cool-season crops like cabbage, collards, broccoli, kale and turnips usually thrive with minimal care. One pest that can cause problems for these crops is the aphid.

Q: I’ve been growing Napa cabbages this year. I put a cloth floating row cover over them to keep flea beetles off of them, and that seemed to be working. Other plants in the garden are getting chewed ...

Cabbage aphids have developed an internal chemical defence system which enables them to disable attacking predators by setting off a mustard oil "bomb," says new research. Cabbage aphids have ...