It’s such a joy to see your houseplants, vegetable garden, flowers—or whatever greenery you have, no matter how small—thrive and bloom. But occasionally, you discover a nasty little surprise: What the ...

Yellow sticky traps are a safe way to remove aphids. Purchase a couple of yellow sticky traps and place them near the plants.

Q. Help! I have aphids covering my newly planted vegetable plants. What can I do to rid my plants of this aphid hoard? I would like to use something organic. A. Aphids are a sucking insect that have ...

With our outdoor plants now properly covered with a blanket of snow, it’s time to turn our attention to our houseplants and the bugs that can infest them. Common houseplant pests include aphids, mealy ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- July means fireworks and barbecues, but for a gardener in Northeast Ohio, this month also heralds the emergence of adult Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica). With menacing metallic ...

Sometimes called plant lice, they are one of the most common pests of indoor plants. Aphids easily are brought indoors on infested plants, attached to clothing or by wind blowing through an open ...

Q: I have a gray cotoneaster planting that I noticed is covered with insects. They’re tiny, and I don’t see any particular damage. Do I need to spray for them at this point? A: Those are aphids, and ...

Dear Master Gardener: I had a hibiscus on my patio last summer and brought it in for the winter. Now it has little specks all over it and they move, so I suspect I have some sort of insect pest. What ...

Most plant parents have the best intentions at heart, but small mishaps can easily cause a houseplant to go from happy to sad. Watering issues, poor lighting and cramped pots can lead to dry leaves, ...