Most gardeners are wary of insects when it comes to their outdoor plants, but indoor greenery is just as susceptible to unwanted pests. One of the most common bugs that houseplants encounter is ...

Dorothy asks: I was spraying a mealy bug infestation on my gardenia and saw this large white furry insect on the underside of some of the leaves that looked kind of like a giant mealy bug. I sprayed ...

Mealybugs are relentless pests that drain energy from your plants and are notoriously hard to get rid of. You'll often find them clustered on leaves, stems, and even roots, weakening plants and ...

CITRUS fruits rank at the top in world production and trade among tree fruits and comprise about 40 per cent of the total fruits produced in Pakistan and it is cultivated over an area of 185,400 ...

LAST year, the mealy bug attacked on cotton crop in Sindh and Punjab. In 2006, the bug affected 11 districts in Sindh. Mirpurkhas and Sanghar were the worst affected. Though some pesticides like ...

My uncle, who is an avid gardener, noticed mealybugs on some of my houseplants and I’d like some advice on how to get rid of them. He told me that I need to spray them, but I would rather not use any ...

M I A M I, Aug. 18, 2002 -- At first, Felix Aranegui thought the cottony white stuff on his plants was mold, but then he took a closer look. "I immediately noticed it wasn't a mold, that it was some ...

Question: Bill, I have a white, sticky, fuzzy fungus on my Sweetgrass plant. What can I do? I am retired now and my wife expects me to help her keep a nice yard when I’m not fishing or emailing jokes ...

An insidious vineyard pest that is threatening some of the finest vineyards in California may have met its match in Ron Rosenbrand. The vineyard manager at Spring Mountain Vineyard outside St. Helena, ...