A goat used as an alternative to pesticides for weed control reaches for a leaf to nibble. Photo by Magali Gauthier. Put away the poisons and opt for earth-friendly ways of dealing with animal, insect ...

The most effective way to kill dozens of horseflies is to use the trap equivalent of the Trojan horse. The trap doesn’t have soldiers hiding in it, but it does trick the horsefly by resembling its ...

It's a shame to work hard in your garden all summer, only to have it eaten by bugs and other pests. On Thursday's The Early Show, gardening guru Charlie Dimmock has tips for warding off these pests ...

DEAR JOAN: In July, the state of California took a good first step in removing the deadly “second-generation” anticoagulant rat poisons from store shelves due to the documented impacts they have on ...