Here’s how to get rid of scale insects on indoor and outdoor plants. Scale insects are one of the most common and tenacious pest of ornamental plants. “Scales are tiny insects that appear rounded and ...

Many people have a potted citrus plant or two that they keep indoors during the winter and move outdoors for the summer. It may be one of those dwarf trees that produce full-sized fruit. Or it could ...

DENVER — The five main insects that may be bothering your plants are whiteflies, aphids, mealybugs, spider mites and scale. All of these are sucking insects, rather than chewing ones. They're the ...

It is common to want green living plants around us in our homes during the cold and gray days of winter. Unfortunately, the indoor winter environment is tough on plants, and insect pests can quickly ...

Scale is a blanket term for little sap-sucking insects that can kill your houseplants. If your plant develops scale, the first step is quarantining the plant. Prune any especially infected stems, then ...

Is your floor or furniture feeling sticky these days? That could be a sign of an insect pest on your houseplants, one that you'd hardly notice otherwise. That sticky stuff is a sugary "honeydew" ...

Q: I am attempting to send you a picture of my angels trumpet after I took it inside. All the leaves fell off, and a white mold-looking substance started to form. One trunk put on new leaves and the ...

One of the rottenest pests gardeners get on their plants are Pseudococcus longispinus, or any of its close relatives. Longispinus derived from the word meaning “with a long spine or tail”, so we’re ...