When Corn Kills

Drought-Stricken Corn Corn grown under drought conditions can kill. Aflatoxins are produced by certain fungi which thrive in drought conditions. While commercially sold corn must be tested for aflatoxin before being sold, home grown corn is not usually tested. Do you...

The Latest and Greatest Might Not Be

Most people enjoy new gardening products:  tools, plants, fertilizers, and other items are fun to try out.  However, before you rush out and buy the newest products to use on your garden, consider that just because it is newly approved does not always mean it is...

Stinging Insects and Gardener Safety

Yellowjacket working a camellia blossom photographed by Vicki DeLoach Stinging insects such as wasps, bees, and ants are important pollinators and often eat pests in the garden.  They can also be pests, however, especially when they decide you are threatening them or...

Stink Bugs: Equal Opportunity Pests

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug by David R. Lance, USDA APHIS PPQ, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Stink bugs, in one form or another, are pests on most agricultural products.  They damage things as different as peaches, pecans,...