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Honey fungus can destroy garden plants. Find out how to identify and control it, in our guide.

Find 10 practical ways to protect your carrots from carrot fly, in our guide.

Learn how to recognise and tackle tomato blight, in this expert guide.

Find out how to identify, and treat, box blight in your garden.

Find out how to identify, and deal with box tree caterpillar, with advice from Alan Titchmarsh

Recognise acer tar spot and prevent it lingering year-to-year.

Find out more about the ants in your garden or the home, and ways to deter them.

Find out how to tackle apple and pear scab, and choose resistant varieties to grow.

Prevent apple sooty blotch spoiling the appearance of your apples, using organic or chemical means described in our guide.

Prevent apple cracking by following our tree care guide.

Learn about damaging bay suckers in our expert guide.

Learn how to manage fungal black spot, with help from our expert guide.

Understand the cause of blossom end rot and learn how to prevent it.

Protect your fruit trees and their fruit from brown rot.

Learn how to protect your brassica crops and nasturtiums from caterpillars of cabbage white butterflies.

Recognise and combat canker in trees, with the help of our guide.

Recognise and prevent the spread of incurable canna virus.

Protect your carrots, parsnips and celery crops from damage by carrot fly larvae.

Minimise caterpillar damage in your garden organically or chemically, with the help of our guide.

All you need to know about the annual weed chickweed, and how to control it.

Clear cleavers/stickyweeds from your borders and prevent their spread

Take swift action to save your clematis if it shows signs of fungal clematis wilt.

Protect your apples and pears from codling moth larvae damage.

Find out how to remove couch grass from your garden.