Garden Insects Archives - Birmingham Gardening Today

August 5, 2019 - By Alabama Extension

You don’t have to be a gardener to experience caterpillars. In fact, from Absolem, the pipe-smoking caterpillar Alice found in...

July 15, 2019 - By Alabama Extension

Brush up against a plant in your garden, maybe a tomato, eggplant, pepper or okra. If a small cloud of...

October 8, 2018 - By Alabama Extension

Several gardeners have commented on what seems to be very healthy spider populations this fall. Is it weather patterns? Abundant...

June 19, 2018 - By Alabama Extension

Flies are part of life in the south. House flies are around almost twelve months of the year, for them...

April 17, 2018 - By Alabama Extension

What signals spring louder than bird calls and azalea blooms? Green leaves on maple trees, blades of grass popping up...

September 30, 2017 - By Alabama Extension

Recently, you may have noticed a new orange and black insect on your milkweed. Although it may resemble a boxelder...

September 30, 2017 - By Alabama Extension

For the last few weeks I’ve been asked what’s causing the webbing on the branches of rosemary plants brought to...

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...