Every year each master gardener volunteer takes his / her turn working the booth to help the public by answering questions and sharing knowledge about gardening and horticulture. This year as I took ...

Q: The photo is from this past summer, and shows a type of insect on our flowers. I wondered at the time if they were beneficial or harmful. Can you identify them? — Lori K. A: To identify the insect ...

In addition to providing coloration, the exoskeletal shell of beetles needs to be strong and damage tolerant, researchers explain. Beetles are creatures with built-in body armor. They are tiny tanks ...