Insects are looking for places to get through winter. They can enter our homes in several ways: around moldings, window/door trim, ceiling vents, chimney, eaves or around window-mounted air ...

Recently, we visited with thousands of gardeners and aspiring gardeners at the Central Ohio Home & Garden Show and answered hundreds of different gardening questions. Two topics which seemed to be top ...

I’ve frequently fielded this question in February: “How will the extreme cold snap in February affect the insects this summer?” People like to think the extreme cold blast we experienced in February ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. As freezing temperatures finally lift across the central US, I’ve ...

When we’ve been experiencing a mild winter, how many times have you heard someone comment that we need to have some freezing weather to kill some of the bugs that had been pestering us during the fall ...

When winter turns particularly brutal, many people find a future silver lining in one thought: perhaps this cold snap will mean fewer bugs come spring. It's a common belief that harsh winters can ...

During the cold New England winter months, we are blissfully ignorant of all the survival drama going on in the natural environment, at least as far as insects are concerned. Out of sight, out of mind ...

Our recent bout of colder weather has led some people to think it killed those annoying bugs. “You’d have to have several days, 2 or 3 weeks, of sub-freezing temperatures, to have any significant ...

Several gardeners I work with have recently expressed hope that the extreme cold temperatures and abundance of snow and ice that we have experienced the past few weeks in central Ohio will kill or ...

Cold snaps can help farmers cut insect pressure. Learn how temperature and humidity control protect grain quality.

The recent extreme cold weather will kill some but not all of the insects in the area. The Quad-City Times reports area residents will still have to deal with Japanese beetles and emerald ash borers ...

Snow and cold temperatures rarely kill plants native to Ohio. Most insects survive cold winters by producing an antifreeze-like chemical or entering diapause. Recently, we visited with thousands of ...