This week's garden column explains how to care for African violets and shares information about signing up for Master ...

I wonder if some can help me know how to treat my inside palm tree for these (see photos)? Spider mites? I have an elephant ...

If the plant is lacking in vigour, check for tufts of white fluff. This is either mealy bug or woolly aphid, pests that suck the sap of houseplants. Remove with an organic soft soap spray.

These plants thrive in carefully controlled environments, with temperatures reaching the low 30s and humidity levels between ...

Is a particular pest or disease affecting your plants? Use the A to Z links to determine what's wrong and to help you deal with the problem. If you're not sure, try our interactive Pest and ...

As I mentioned in my last column about hibiscus, many pests can feed on hibiscus making this a very high maintenance choice ...

Once a plant is heavily infested, control becomes challenging. The most common houseplant pests are spider mites, white flies, mealybugs and scales. All are sap feeders who use piercing sucking ...

Kutsaga Research head plant health and agriculture resilience, Dr Cleopas Chinheya said the pests had the long-term effect of reduced biomass and loss in leaf quality. "Mealy bug damage in tobacco ...