Pros explain the best ways to identify, prevent, and eliminate these plant pests. If you have plants, mealybugs can pose a ...

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.

Insects and mites can rapidly develop into high populations on indoor plants. Many are quite small and go unnoticed until a ...

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 ...

For about two hours every week, the Squishy Vols, as they're known, meet for some meditative manual labour to squish bugs and ...

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 ...

I was gifted a potted African violet, but I'm not sure how to take care of it. I have heard they are hard to keep alive. What can I do to care for this plant? African violets do have the ...

This is also the ideal environment for pests such as mealy bugs, mites, and scale insects to thrive, and they can damage plants if left unchecked. The Squishy Volunteer program was launched two ...