Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vegetable garden beds covered with plastic to warm the soil - FrankHH/Shutterstock Mealybugs are relentless pests that drain ...

Mealybugs can affect all types of crops, ornamentals, and houseplants, including succulents and cacti. Outdoors, mealybugs have natural predators to keep their numbers in check. But indoors in your ...

Horticultural expert Melinda Myers shares her sure-fire tips on how to get rid of mealybugs and other scale insects on your houseplants.

Have you ever encountered a white cottony mass on a garden plant and wondered what it is and what to do about it? Chances are the culprit is the mealybug. While more than 170 species of mealybugs ...

If you've noticed the presence of white, fluffy, cotton-like formations on your plants, chances are you've encountered one of the most common garden pests: mealybugs. These insects are often found on ...

Mealybugs are tiny, wax-covered, sap-sucking insects that often attack plants. They usually sneak into houseplants when a plant is brought in from outdoors or when a new, already infested plant comes ...

My uncle, who is an avid gardener, noticed mealybugs on some of my houseplants and I’d like some advice on how to get rid of them. He told me that I need to spray them, but I would rather not use any ...

Question: Bill, I have a white, sticky, fuzzy fungus on my Sweetgrass plant. What can I do? I am retired now and my wife expects me to help her keep a nice yard when I’m not fishing or emailing jokes ...

Q: Our houseplant has problems on the older leaves. We water with dehumidifier water, rainwater or melted snow. The leaf tips turn brown and the leaves are dying. It was in its pot for about a year in ...

There is nothing more frustrating than watching your healthy, thriving houseplant suddenly lose its spark. One week it is lush and vibrant, the next it is looking tired, droopy, and just not itself.

LSU AgCenter researchers have confirmed the presence of a new invasive insect in Louisiana sugarcane fields. The pasture mealybug was detected in Vermilion and Iberia parishes late last year, raising ...