For home orchardists in Western Washington, the arrival in the 1980s of apple maggot, a highly destructive pest common in the eastern United States, has been discouraging. In less than 15 years, the ...

I have noticed holes in the leaves of my petunia plants and other flowers planted recently. A friend said it was probably snails or slugs. I have also noticed holes in the roots of my early planted ...

Last week I urged readers with apple trees to set traps for the apple maggot fly, a highly destructive and common local pest. For now, traps offer the fewest drawbacks of the available controls. There ...

When it comes to catching fish, the pattern of hook and how you hook your bait really does matter. For soft baits like maggots or meat, poor hooking can burst them, split them, or even cause them to ...