You've been caring for your houseplants religiously, watering them on schedule and placing them in perfect lighting. But suddenly, your once-thriving green friends are looking sickly. Welcome to the ...

Nothing brings fear into a gardener like the thought of a pest infestation on your precious houseplants! As loving plant parents we want to give our plants the best living conditions possible, so that ...

If your once-vigorous plant is starting to look sickly, spider mites may be the culprits. These tiny, plant-feeding arachnids hide in plain sight. At first, your plant may look a little “off,” but you ...

One of the most common (and vexing) houseplant pests, these tiny mites can wreak havoc on your greenery. If the leaves on your houseplant look stippled or distorted, the plant may have fallen victim ...

While you may be more concerned about giving your houseplant the optimal light, water, and fertilizer they need to thrive, you also have to keep your eye out for a number of different plant ...

The twospotted spider mite (TSSM) is a plant-feeding mite that is an extremely widespread pest affecting nearly all crop plants (over 1000 plant species). TSSM is very small in size and requires ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q: I have snailseed vines in several of my beds. I have tried pulling them out, spraying them with a weedkiller, and tying them off with a plastic bag to deprive them of air. Nothing has killed them.

This heat is tough on not only us, but also our plants. At this point in the season, it’s a challenge to provide enough water for them to survive, let alone thrive. It can also be a challenge to ...

COLLABORATORS: Brad Higbee, Spider mite webbing in Almonds Spider mites are one of the most important arthropod pests of ...