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Garter Snakes: Venom, Bites and Keeping Them Out of the Yard

Garter snakes are harmless striped snakes that eat slugs, worms and frogs. How to identify one, what a bite does, why they den under houses and...

November 1, 2026Sunlit southern front lawn with a concrete walkway and several low domed soil mounds in the grassAnts

Fire Ants: Stings, Mounds and the Two-Step Method That Works

How to recognise red imported fire ants and their mounds, what the sting and pustule do, why they come indoors, what preys on them, and why...

November 1, 2026Late summer cottage garden bed of coneflowers, salvia and tall grasses beside a wooden fence in morning lightLawn and garden

Praying Mantis: Are They Harmful, What They Eat, Egg Cases

Mantids are harmless to people but eat bees, butterflies and even hummingbirds. How to tell the three common US species apart, what the egg case means,...

November 1, 2026Leafy suburban street lined with mature oak and maple trees in bright early summer sunshine, seen from a front lawnLawn and garden

Cicadas: When They Come Out, Are They Harmful, and Broods

Annual dog-day cicadas sing every summer; periodical broods emerge every 13 or 17 years. The brood calendar to 2036, why they are harmless, and how to...

November 1, 2026Dry Southwestern backyard edge in warm morning light with sparse grass, sandy soil and a low rock borderAnts

Harvester Ants: Stings, Mounds and the Horned Lizard Link

Harvester ants explained: how to tell them from fire ants, how bad the sting is, what the venom data show, why horned lizards depend on them,...

October 30, 2026Humid Texas backyard in late summer with a live oak, leaf litter and a concrete patio meeting a brick wallAnts

Crazy Ants: Tawny and Longhorn Species and Why They Are So Hard

The two US crazy ants, tawny and longhorn, explained: how to tell them apart, whether they bite, why they pack into cars and AC units, and...

October 30, 2026Sunlit late summer vegetable garden with staked tomato plants and ripening fruit beside a raised bedLawn and garden

Leaf-Footed Bugs: Fruit Damage and Identification

Leaf-footed bugs pierce tomatoes, pomegranates, citrus and nuts but are harmless to people. How to tell them from squash, assassin and kissing bugs, and how to...

October 30, 2026Sunny suburban front garden in late spring with a rose bed and a small mugo pine along a brick pathLawn and garden

Sawflies: Larvae That Look Like Caterpillars and How to Stop Them

Sawflies are non-stinging wasp relatives whose caterpillar-like larvae strip roses, pines and dogwoods. How to tell them from caterpillars, and what works when Bt does not.

October 30, 2026Rows of round alfalfa hay bales in a cut field at golden hour with a wire fenceLawn and garden

Blister Beetles: Skin Blisters, Horses and Hay

Blister beetles do not bite or sting, but their cantharidin blisters skin and can kill horses through alfalfa hay. How to identify them, which species are...

October 30, 2026Sun dappled forest bank of packed soil, moss and fallen oak leaves on a gentle slope seen at ground levelSpiders and scorpions

Trapdoor Spiders: Burrows, Bites and Where They Live

Trapdoor spiders are tarantula relatives that hide under a hinged lid of silk and soil. The US species, when males wander, and why the bite is...

October 30, 2026Home vegetable garden bed recently converted from lawn, with turned soil and young plants in morning lightLawn and garden

Click Beetles: The Eyed Click Beetle and Wireworms

Adult click beetles are harmless porch-light visitors; their larvae, wireworms, are the garden pest. How to identify them, why they come indoors and how to check...

October 30, 2026Home vegetable garden with sprawling squash and pumpkin vines in late summer lightLawn and garden

Squash Bugs: Eggs, Nymphs and How to Protect Your Plants

Squash bugs are harmless to people but hard on squash and pumpkins. How to spot the eggs and grey nymphs, why adults resist sprays and which...

October 30, 2026