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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vegetable garden beds covered with plastic to warm the soil - FrankHH/Shutterstock Mealybugs are relentless pests that drain ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

If you've noticed the presence of white, fluffy, cotton-like formations on your plants, chances are you've encountered one of the most common garden pests: mealybugs. These insects are often found on ...

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 ...

Question: Bill, I have a white, sticky, fuzzy fungus on my Sweetgrass plant. What can I do? I am retired now and my wife expects me to help her keep a nice yard when I’m not fishing or emailing jokes ...

Bio Control Laboratory in Virudhunagar has recommended farmers to adopt integrated management methods to control cotton mealybug (Penococcus solanopsis), a pest that can cause yield losses in the ...