At this time of the year, plants are really beginning to grow. And nothing is more attractive to pests than that tender, juicy new growth. The new leaves are easy to puncture and full of sap and ...

Spring — when garden and landscape plants sprout new growth — is the time plant-damaging insects are at their peak. Getting the jump on these pests is the most effective way to ward off any potential ...

If you're a gardener, you know that dealing with pests is an inevitable part of the job. Two common pests seen on garden plants are thrips and spider mites. These tiny insects can cause damage to the ...

A reader wonders why her gladiolus buds kept shrinking or turning brown this past summer instead of opening properly. These same bulbs have produced lovely plants for many years -- are they simply ...

Q: How do I know if my plants have thrips? My oranges have strange scars on the rind, but I can’t see any bugs. Thrips are tiny (around 1/20 inch long) slender insects that cause mostly cosmetic ...

I seem to have an infestation of thrips on several of my flowers in the garden. How can I get rid of these safely? Thrips will leave brownish or silver streaks which are feeding scars from the thrips ...

In a perfect world, a rose garden would have no pests. This is wishful thinking and is never going to happen. So, the second-best option in a rose garden is that the pests be easy to spot. “Plain view ...

This Amazon houseplant neem oil spray gets rid of pests fast. It's an organic product that protects houseplants from pest ...

On a warm, dry summer day, some of my plants’ leaves had a sprinkling of light dots. Some were turning an unhealthy, ugly bronze color. The underside of the leaves revealed webbing, indicating that ...

Houseplants are a source of joy and pride for their owners, many of whom developed green thumbs since the beginning of the pandemic. It takes effort and care to cultivate a plant, and it feels ...

“The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook: Identify and Solve Common Pest Problems on Edible Plants – All Natural Solutions!” by Susan Mulvihill ($26.99, Cool Springs Press): A Master Gardener and the ...