“I have found a sticky residue on the leaves of some of my houseplants and what appears to be little bugs under some of the leaves. What can I do to get rid of this problem?” You most likely are ...

Are your garden plants stunted, shriveled, yellowing, or curling at the leaves, despite your best efforts to keep them alive? Check the undersides of the leaves, and you might find the culprit: large ...

When I spotted a scale insect on a leaf of my Thai lime tree recently, I sighed. It’s only December; sometimes they show up ...

Aphids are very common in most home gardens and they can be one of the peskiest pests that you can find in your vegetable garden. Aphids have tiny (adults are under a quarter inch), soft pear-shaped ...

Aphids are small, piercing-sucking insects no larger than an eighth of an inch. Sometimes called plant lice, they are one of the most common pests of indoor plants. Aphids easily are brought indoors ...

To get rid of aphids, wash plants thoroughly and repeatedly throughout the fall. Selectively prune heavily infested branches of trees or shrubs. Keep your yard and garden clean of debris to reduce ...