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 ...

Maple trees in urban environments show signs of stress due to the urban heat island effect. Impervious surfaces like pavement retain heat and disrupt water absorption, stressing trees and making them ...

Late fall and winter are the best times to find and control scale insects on trees and shrubs. Even then, excellent powers of observation are needed to recognize their protective structures. These ...

Dormant oil sprays are applied to plants during mid to late winter to control overwintering insects, often scales. Some plants infested by scale insects include lilac, dogwood, Euonymus, apple, pear, ...

Mealybugs are a soft scale and, like all scale insects, can be challenging to control. Their waxy white covering protects them from most pesticides. But there are effective treatments to get rid of ...

DEAR JESSICA: I have a gardenia plant that I am attempting to overwinter indoors, but it has developed a white substance on the leaves. I also noticed quite a few ants nearby. I’m not sure what this ...

There are many types of scale insects that potentially can become a pest on a number of landscape plants in North Florida. But the home gardener may not recognize these small-scale critters as insects ...

An international team of scientists, involving entomologists, conservation biologists, agro-ecologists and geographers, has just revealed how on-farm biological control can slow the pace of tropical ...

In Wilmington one doesn’t have to look hard to find a stressed maple tree - bare twigs, early leaf drop, and lichen in the canopy are just some of the indicators your maple isn’t growing vigorously.