Q: During the first year with my apricot tree, I sprayed it with soapy water to control aphids. Every day I check the leaves, but the apids never stop. Is this good a spray to use? A: Soap sprays are ...

Question: I think my peach tree has aphids, but how can I be sure? A: Green peach aphids are the most common aphids on peach trees. They are small and can be difficult to detect, but their damage is ...

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 ...

Q: After waiting for the “last storm” to materialize, I couldn’t stand it and decided to break out the garden hose and water my trees. While moving the hose from one tree to my piñon, I noticed quite ...

Here are expert tips on what to do in the fall to prevent aphids from returning and infesting your plants again next spring.

Q: Help! There are tons of white cottony bugs on the backs of the leaves on my tri-color beech tree. It is a small tree, but it has a great shape and beautiful pink and brown leaves, so I don't want ...

This week's gardening column also includes guidance for handling aphids and black spots from sooty mold and advises patience ...

Your description sounds a lot like aphids that seem to be more prevalent this year. Aphids may be green, black, brown, red, pink, or some other color. They are pear-shaped, slow-moving and range in ...

Crape myrtles are commonly attacked by crape myrtle aphids. This often leads to a black fungus, called sooty mold, forming on leaves and branches in mid- to late summer. Control these insects by ...

Aphids are small, soft-bodied, slow moving insects with piercing mouthparts that suck the sap out of plants. There are about 5000 different species. They are only about ¼ inch in size and can be any ...

Q: I have a gray cotoneaster planting that I noticed is just covered with insects. They’re tiny, and I don’t see any particular damage. Do I need to spray for them at this point? A: Those are aphids, ...