Growing a vegetable garden is plenty of work on its own without worrying that your efforts will be ruined by hungry pests.

Companion plants play various roles in the vegetable garden community. The cucumber companion plants featured here promote ...

Chris Hutton, a storage specialist and proprietor of Adam's SelfStore, suggests using spent coffee grounds as an efficient and free repellent. Hutton explained, "Wasps have a surprisingly strong ...

AS the weather begins to warm up you might be looking forward to spending some time soaking up the sunshine in your garden.

Science writer Mindy Weisberger speaks to Live Science about the parasites that turn their hosts — whether ant, beetle or ...

This smell repels wasps and can be used both indoors and outside. Chris recommends burning the grounds once or twice a week ...

With the sunshine and spring weather finally here, people up and down the country have been enjoying their gardens, lighting barbecues, planting flowers and just relaxing in their outdoor spaces.

Hornets and wasps - hate the smell of peppermint oil ... or garlic act as deterrents. Mosquitoes - plants, herbs and essential oil fragrances can help deter mozzies inside and out.