When I spotted a scale insect on a leaf of my Thai lime tree recently, I sighed. It’s only December; sometimes they show up ...

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 ...

DENVER — The five main insects that may be bothering your plants are whiteflies, aphids, mealybugs, spider mites and scale. All of these are sucking insects, rather than chewing ones. They're the ...

Scale insects can infest and damage many of the plants we grow in our landscapes and indoors. They feed on the sap of plants, and a large enough population can weaken a plant, damage it or even kill ...

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 ...

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 ...

Provide good air circulation (“Low air flow can create a breeding ground for some pests,” says Hancock). One main way bugs ...

Q: I am attempting to send you a picture of my angels trumpet after I took it inside. All the leaves fell off, and a white mold-looking substance started to form. One trunk put on new leaves and the ...

Is your floor or furniture feeling sticky these days? That could be a sign of an insect pest on your houseplants, one that you'd hardly notice otherwise. That sticky stuff is a sugary "honeydew" ...