Most gardeners are wary of insects when it comes to their outdoor plants, but indoor greenery is just as susceptible to unwanted pests. One of the most common bugs that houseplants encounter is ...

A: Mealybugs are soft-bodied sucking insects related to scales, aphids and whiteflies. Plants infested with mealybugs appear to have small puffs of cotton in the joints where the stems branch or under ...

Dorothy asks: I was spraying a mealy bug infestation on my gardenia and saw this large white furry insect on the underside of some of the leaves that looked kind of like a giant mealy bug. I sprayed ...

Mealybugs can affect all types of crops, ornamentals, and houseplants, including succulents and cacti. Outdoors, mealybugs have natural predators to keep their numbers in check. But indoors in your ...

Question: My desert rose has cottony-looking material along the stems and a black coating on the leaves. What can I do to help the plant? Answer: Mealy bugs have over taken your desert rose and can ...

Call 216-429-3148 anytime. Q: Mealy bugs have attacked my beautiful 20-year-old croton. What is the best way to kill the pest and not hurt my plant? A: Kudos for you on two points! First, ...

Fruit trees face their share of pests and diseases, but mealybugs are a particularly troublesome pest. These insects most commonly bother citrus trees or trees grown in greenhouses, but in some ...

Mealybugs got you down? Earwigs chewing your blossoms? Here's how to combat hungry pests in your garden. Will asks: What is the recommended procedure to rid peanut cactus of mealybugs? I prefer not to ...

Question: Our hibiscus has white powder-like stuff on the stems and leaves. An insecticidal soap spray helped but it is back and leaves are dropping. What should we do? Answer: One of the most common ...

Q. Can you identify a fungus/insect disorder that is affecting my plant? It causes leaf distortion and returns despite hosing, pruning and spraying with Volk oil. The leaves are crinkled and have some ...

Q: Our houseplant has problems on the older leaves. We water with dehumidifier water, rainwater or melted snow. The leaf tips turn brown and the leaves are dying. It was in its pot for about a year in ...

Like tiny Russian dolls, the mealybugs that infest your houseplants carry bacteria inside their cells that are themselves infected with another type of bacteria. A new study by researchers at the ...