The flies you nonchalantly swat from food can make you sick. These flies, known as filth flies, make a living off animal feces and garbage. Flies pick up all manner of nasty bacteria, then transport the disease-causing organisms right to your food. Take a few measures to control flies in...

Mow the lawn once a week to encourage vigorous growth except during an extended drought and times of stress.   Remove no more than one-third of the leaf blade to prevent scalping and weak, damaged plants. Scalping is the removal of an excessive amount of green shoots while mowing, which...

If your plant leaves look like someone was doodling squiggly lines, you have leaf miners. Leafminers are the larvae of various beetles, flies, moths and sawflies. The adult lays their eggs on the leaf and the larvae burrow into the leaf and tunnel through it, feeding and leaving a transparent...

Battling a swarm of fruit flies in your kitchen or bathroom? Get rid of them quickly with this simple, homemade trap: What You Need: ·                        Apple cider vinegar ·                        Dish soap ·                        A jar or small bowl ·                        Plastic wrap What You Do: 1. Pour a cup of apple cider vinegar into a...

Taking root cuttings is one of the most reliable and economical ways to produce many perennial and woody plants.It's also pathetically easy, so if you've ever had problems propagating some of your favorite plants, this may be the way for you to go.It's best done during the plant's dormant season,...