Scale insects can infest and damage many of the plants we grow in our landscapes and indoors. They feed on the sap of plants, and a large enough population can weaken a plant, damage it or even kill ...

These insects may be tiny, but they can cause big damage in your garden. Here's how to identify and control the little bugs that are eating your garden leaves. Psyllids are minute insects that are ...

Horticultural expert Melinda Myers shares her sure-fire tips on how to get rid of mealybugs and other scale insects on your ...

I should report an email to me regarding rabbit problems in landscapes. One reader suggests that she has always used mothballs around her plants and never had a problem with rabbits. Some of you might ...

KURT STEPNITZ / MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY When treating plants with insecticidal soap, be sure to spray under the leaves where aphids often hide. A: Aphids are one of several types of sucking insects.

Question: My aspen trees have scale insects on the bark and some disease on the leaves that causes them to drop off early. What can I do? Answer: The insects are called oystershell scale (Lepidosaphes ...

Q: We have two 13-year-old hollies on the north side of our house that have been infested with scale. The new growth put out since I pruned in March is unaffected, but I see there are white egg sacs ...

Question: Help! I have a fiddle leaf fig in my front window that I adore. It has tiny bumps all over the stems and the floor beneath the plant is sticky. I did an internet search, and I believe I have ...

Q. A few of my Christmas cactuses get white, scaly stuff every summer. What is it, and how can I eliminate it? A. Those are scale insects, and they can kill cactuses of all types. Because Christmas ...

For five years, our pink-flowered magnolia had large black ants on it. Now it also has black and white bees. The leaves are turning black. It gets full sun. Any suggestions? It’s likely that your ...