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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If your houseplants have been vacationing outdoors for the summer, it is now time to bring them indoors for protection against dipping nighttime temperatures. Insect pests are usually kept in check by ...