What is eating my plant leaves? Gardening may be frustrating, especially when pests keep attacking your plants. You see the damage, but often you don’t know immediately who did it. Many garden pests love munching on plants and are especially fond of fruits and vegetables. If something’s been nibbling on the plants in your garden, …
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Getting rid of orchid bugs in the soil can be challenging, even for an experienced gardener like myself. First, you have to determine which species of bug is infesting your orchid. Common orchid pests include mealybugs, scale bugs, and aphids. Once you’ve determined which species of insect is the culprit, you can choose between natural …
Mealybugs in soil. It can be difficult to kill mealybugs infesting one of your plants. Mealybugs can be difficult to detect, so an infestation may be very advanced before you even realize what’s happening. Unfortunately, I’ve learned from experience that it can be difficult to get rid of mealybugs without killing the plant. However, I’ve …
The Beaucarnea recurvata is an extremely slow grower. Anything hindering its growth can be fatal. The good news is that there are only a few Ponytail Palm ailments to watch out for. So, let’s take a look at some of these known diseases that affect Ponytail Palms and find out how best we can treat …
You are reading this article to learn more about spider mites on houseplants and how to get rid of them. We’re not trying to scare you. But spider mites aren’t mites. They’re not insects at all. Instead, spider mites are arachnids, and they’re related to spiders. Hence, their name. And these creepy crawlers do as …
Springtails (or Collembolans) aren’t insects like most houseplant pests. Whether being insects or not, in this article, you will learn everything you need to know about how to get rid of springtails. At least, they’re not anymore. They were moved from classifying as insects due to their chewing mechanism. Instead of insects, springtails are now …
Brown scale are very common on houseplants. You are reading this article because you suspect scale on your indoor plants. Here is what you need to know. Brown Scale On Plants Soft-scale bugs are so common on indoor and outdoor plants that you expect an infestation at least once. The brown scale ( Coccus hesperidum) …
Aphids are creepy little creatures with back legs like a cricket. It’s those back legs and their pear body that make it easy to differentiate them from most other plant pests. These bugs move slow but they multiple fast. Before you even know you have a pest problem, aphids have taken over your poor plants. …
You have spotted a mealybug infestation on one or multiple of your plants and want to know how to get rid of mealybugs. What are Mealybugs? Mealybugs are from the insect family Pseudococcidae. The Pseudococcidae family contains unarmored scale insects. They are covered in a cotton-like material, according to the University of California Agriculture & …