Garden Insects Archives - Birmingham Gardening Today

May 30, 2017 - By Mike Rushing

Despite our desire to have a beautiful garden, all gardeners would do well to consider the role our plant selection...

April 2, 2017 - By Alabama Extension

It is almost the perfect time to plant a butterfly garden, so start planning now. In the next few weeks,...

November 28, 2016 - By Alabama Extension

Almost every year around late fall/early winter, this insect appears on the siding and windows of homes and structures. Barely...

September 16, 2016 - By Alabama Extension

“It is finally beginning to feel like fall. The temperatures are cooling down, the leaves are beginning to change colors,...

September 9, 2016 - By Alabama Extension

For the past few days we have been getting numerous phone calls about tan to light grey moths less than...

July 31, 2016 - By Alabama Extension

“All of my tomato fruit have white or light colored spots when they start to ripen. Often these spots are...

July 4, 2016 - By Alabama Extension

“My roses are being devoured! What’s eating them?” Like many gardeners in our part of Alabama, roses have a place...

May 23, 2016 - By Mike Rushing

Here I have some photos of conditions I encountered in the garden yesterday. Take a look at the photos and...

April 30, 2016 - By Mike Rushing

We all want (and need) our children and grandchildren to be good stewards of nature. But sometimes we get too...

April 20, 2016 - By Alabama Extension

Have you seen little orange flies about the size of a mosquito around your boxwoods recently? These tiny flies are...