I have been gardening in the Lehigh Valley for 11 years. Every year I grow garlic and assorted other onions. Last summer, I lost my whole garlic crop to allium leaf miners; it was the first time I ...

UNIVERSITY PARK – An insect that attacks onions, leeks, garlic and related crops may be emerging in parts of Pennsylvania, and growers should be prepared to take measures to manage the pest, according ...

Garlic (Allium sativum) is a rewarding crop for the home gardener. I am always amazed that the growth it pushes out in fall survives through the winter to produce a harvestable vegetable in summer. If ...

We have the gypsy moth and the emerald ash borer. Now we have a new invasive pest in Pennsylvania, and we have to watch for it. The allium leaf miner, Phytomyza gymnostoma, infects crops such as ...

The destructive allium, or onion, leaf miner has been found in two more locations in Lancaster County. The insect poses a threat to local organic growers and backyard gardens where garlic and onion is ...

Allium leaf miner pupae are shown on an onion plant with the beginning of damage they cause. Adult leafminers are shown in the inset. Scientists fear the invasive pest is spreading on ramps.

The allium family of vegetables are easy to grow and often available year around. They can grow fairly close together, so they don't take up too much space in the garden. Plus, they add lovely flavor ...

A good way to describe ramps, it has been said, is to note what they are not. Ramps are not leeks, nor are they scallions or shallots. Ramps look like scallions, but they're smaller and have one or ...