Invasive plants and animals can be the scourge of the farmer, rancher, and home gardener. A new pest has been identified in ...

Mealybugs are relentless pests that drain energy from your plants and are notoriously hard to get rid of. You'll often find them clustered on leaves, stems, and even roots, weakening plants and ...

The pasture mealybug is an invasive insect that originates from Australia. It’s recently been found in fields from the Rio ...

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 ...

"My hummingbird bush is covered in white fuzzy pests." "My night-blooming jessamine has beige icinglike globs, and my holly has white specs." And so the gardeners' cries go — thanks to a summer ...

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 ...

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 ...

My uncle, who is an avid gardener, noticed mealybugs on some of my houseplants and I’d like some advice on how to get rid of them. He told me that I need to spray them, but I would rather not use any ...

Question. Our coleus plants have developed cottony material on the underside of the leaves and stems. Will this harm the plants, as some appear to be dying? Answer. Regretfully you are now seeing the ...

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The Napa County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office will continue its strategic release of parasitic Anagyrus wasps this month as part of a comprehensive effort to diminish Napa County’s vine mealybug ...

Invasive pasture mealybug spreads across 20+ Texas counties, threatening grazing lands and livestock operations. Never before seen in North America.