By rotating crops, it can help reduce bug problems because insects that live in certain types of soil or feed on certain types of plants will not be able to find their preferred food source.

Soil mites should be left alone—they are good bugs. Root aphids, unlike aphids feeding on leaves , live in the soil. They are a common pest in greenhouses so they might have come with the potted ...

In the future, organic farmers may be able to use tiny, wingless insects to help them easily assess the health of their soils. Preliminary research has shown that springtails are good bio-indicators ...

While they are some of the longest-lived insects in the world, periodical cicadas spend almost their entire lives underground as what entomologists call "nymphs". They live in the soil and feed on ...