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A woman standing in a garden.

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3 August garden threats can stall tomatoes, spread mildew, and quietly wreck plants

An infested leaf covered with numerous small black larvae.

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Gardener finds 'wormy' larvae on tomato plant, and commenters debate sawfly or hornworm

Three individuals in uniforms attend to a rattlesnake in a backyard filled with toys and decor.

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Firefighters remove rattlesnake from California play area after family spots it near toys

An ant.

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Video shows Philadelphia sidewalk turn into a tiny arena for an ant and a mosquito

A mouse hiding between roof tiles and a wooden beam.

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Canada homebuyer says move-in nightmare started with a foul attic smell, then 12 mice

An insect crawling on a zinnia.

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Dead butterflies inside blooming flowers lead gardener to a tiny ambush bug

A spotted lanternfly on a textured tree bark.

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New York senator joins bipartisan push to designate spotted lanternfly an invasive species

A person holding a black net with a raccoon inside, next to a pet carrier on the ground.

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Rescuers save raccoon after trap on its paw causes a potentially deadly wound

A gardener standing in front of cabbage.

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In Canada, a soil scientist says stopping cabbage worms starts with one tiny clue

A spider on its web near a cluster of green and pink flower buds.

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In the Northeast US, a gardener's mystery bugs turn out to be a harmless 'zipper spider' and hornworm

A patio with wooden furniture and a view of a well-lit interior through large glass doors.

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One simple outdoor light swap could make your garden far less inviting to mosquitoes

A man points out plants in a garden covered with mesh and surrounded by flowers.

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Flea beetles hammered brassicas, but larger transplants are already avoiding the worst