Those cottony clusters are actually pests.

The warm spring brought many garden pests out early and in record numbers. Some gardeners were distressed by aphids as early as February, especially on roses. Generally speaking, this indicates a ...

Chanie Kirschner is a writer, advice columnist, and educator who has covered topics ranging from parenting to fashion to sustainability. Aphids are tiny, soft-bodied sap-sucking insects that can be ...

Are your trees dripping a sticky goo? The reason is that trees are often infested with aphids, scale or other insects that suck out sap and then exude a sticky residue called honeydew. Not only can ...

Aphids are tiny sucking insects from the insect family Aphididae. The group includes roughly 5,000 different species, with several hundred that may be a problem for agriculture and gardening. Adult ...

“I have found a sticky residue on the leaves of some of my houseplants and what appears to be little bugs under some of the leaves. What can I do to get rid of this problem?” You most likely are ...

I was out walking Zeus the Dog a couple of weeks ago and I realized my shoes were peeling up from our driveway each step that I took. I felt like I was walking through drying varnish. Well. I’ve been ...

Aphids are tiny insects that suck the sap from a houseplant's leaves. Neem oil and diatomaceous earth are the best organic solutions to use to rid plants of aphids. Keeping a plant healthy and ...