Horticultural expert Melinda Myers shares her sure-fire tips on how to get rid of mealybugs and other scale insects on your ...

Williams: to any question that did not involve scale insects, his usual answer was ‘I’ll think about it’ Douglas Williams, the entomologist, who has died aged 101, was a pioneer in scale insect ...

Scale is a blanket term for little sap-sucking insects that can kill your houseplants. If your plant develops scale, the first step is quarantining the plant. Prune any especially infected stems, then ...

These insects may be tiny, but they can cause big damage in your garden. Here's how to identify and control the little bugs that are eating your garden leaves. Psyllids are minute insects that are ...

Many gardeners, as well as the horticulturists at the Chicago Botanic Garden, had issues with magnolia scale last year, and it’s a pest to watch closely for in 2025. The Garden’s plant health care ...

We enjoy magnolia trees for their beautiful early spring flowers, but in summer they sometimes get downright ugly. Gardeners may notice a fuzzy black coating on branches or a sticky glaze that ...

Many people have a potted citrus plant or two that they keep indoors during the winter and move outdoors for the summer. It may be one of those dwarf trees that produce full-sized fruit. Or it could ...

“Scale” on woody ornamentals is among the most frequently reported and diagnosed pest problems at the Cooperative Extension Plant Clinic in New Hanover County. But what exactly is this issue and how ...

It is common to want green living plants around us in our homes during the cold and gray days of winter. Unfortunately, the indoor winter environment is tough on plants, and insect pests can quickly ...

Crape myrtles, an ornamental tree popular in landscapes throughout the state of Delaware, are prized for their beauty, exfoliating bark in shades of silver and cinnamon, and long-lasting flowers in a ...