Q:I've heard that applying worm castings to the soil is an effective treatment for thrips on rhododendrons. Do you agree? If so, how thick should the layer be and is there an ideal season for it?

Thrips on plants in your garden or indoors can cause a lot of damage. Here's how to stop these pests with simple organic techniques. Thrips on plants can spell trouble for gardens, houseplant ...

At this time of the year, plants are really beginning to grow. And nothing is more attractive to pests than that tender, juicy new growth. The new leaves are easy to puncture and full of sap and ...

Thrips are tiny, sap-sucking insects that can cause significant damage to plants, both indoors and out. These slender, ...

One of my favorite flowers to cut and bring in the house in the summer are gladiolus. A question often raised is “how do you prevent thrips in gladiolus?” Thrips seem to be the biggest pest for this ...

Spring — when garden and landscape plants sprout new growth — is the time plant-damaging insects are at their peak. Getting the jump on these pests is the most effective way to ward off any potential ...

Q: Do you know anything about a grass seed called CanadaGreen I saw for sale in a magazine? It says it sprouts and covers the area in 10 days and can survive from 120 F to 40 below zero. Is it any ...

Q:I have a 30-year-old myoporum tree that, I'm told by an arborist, has mites that are causing its leaves to shrivel and turn brown. It's also growing mushrooms on its trunk and has a fungus. The ...

A new pest, the tiny sap-sucking naio thirp, threatens the indigenous naio trees throughout the state. An early detection and rapid response plan in place on Oahu has guided containment efforts after ...