A sure sign that spring has arrived is seeing the happy, colorful faces of the pansy plant that often adorns front step planters and decorative flower beds in April and ...

The plant's disctinctive scent also deters common garden pests including asphids, whiteflies, and soil-dwelling nematodes.

Human encounters with wildlife are becoming more common due to shrinking natural habitats and expanding human neighborhoods, ...

The University of Nebraska sprays and tags “cute, little trees” with deer repellent to stop people from chopping down firs and pines for Christmas decorations in a dorm room or apartment. It has a ...

Lyme disease is a progressive, lifelong condition that can create arthritic joint pain in dogs and, in a small percentage of ...

Higher temperatures mean we are approaching the peak season for ticks and the diseases they carry. Pets cannot only track ticks into our homes, but they are also not immune to tick-borne illnesses ...

Tick bites are increasing alpha-gal meat allergy cases, especially in fragmented suburban and forested landscapes.

the mice, they just don’t bother to kill off the ticks ... by covering up and wearing insect repellent and treated clothing. And while the growing deer population is also a dominant host ...

Blood-sucking ticks are gross and can carry a variety of diseases. But how do you protect yourself against ticks? And why do ...

Cornflowers, also called bachelor’s buttons, are deer-resistant wildflowers in shades of blue, purple, pink, red, and white.

REPELS DEER AND RABBITS: deer and rabbits don’t have to eat vegetation for the repellent to be effective—they have a natural aversion to the scent SPRAY ON PLANTS: use to treat landscaped ...