How to get rid of mealybugs on orchids is a question I often get. While mealybugs are easy to eliminate in small numbers, they get cumbersome once the infestation grows. This happens fast. Mealybugs are fascinating to read about or watch how they interact with plants in gardening documentaries. On your plants, the results are …
Most plant owners struggle with aphids in their outdoor and indoor gardens. These annoying pests have several varieties that travel from one plant to another and feed on foliage and flowers. Root aphids are a special variety of aphids, and today we are discussing their treatment of indoor and outdoor plants. Can Aphids Live …
There are over 6,000 thrips species that tend to feed on plants according to the University of Winsconsin. They not only like indoor plants but are also found swarming outdoor plants. Thrips are most commonly known as Thysanoptera or thunder flies and are as fat as a sewing needle. The damage done by them is …
Fruit flies are a nuisance but it is good to know that it is easy to get rid of fruit flies in plants. They appear in droves, seemingly out of nowhere. According to the University of Kentucky, fruit flies can appear year-round but are most common during late summer and fall because ripened and fermented …
You are working in your garden and discover a bug that looks like a slightly elongated ladybug that is bright orange, with no spots, long antennae and beady black eyes. This is not a ladybug. This is a red potato beetle (Aulacophora foveicollis). This beetle is a pest and needs to be destroyed. Are …