Once whiteflies make themselves at home, your indoor plants lose their healthy glow and end up with limp leaves and a sticky coating that no one wants to see. These tiny insects hide on the undersides ...

Whiteflies are small, white-winged, low flying insects that flit erratically when disturbed. Ten species are common in California. Whiteflies feed on many crops, weeds, ornamentals, shrubs and trees, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Phloem-feeding insects feed on plant phloem using their stylets. While ingesting phloem sap, these insects secrete saliva to circumvent plant ...

Garden centers offer lots of ready-made flower pots and hanging baskets this time of year for those who want to grab and go, but it’s fairly easy and usually less expensive to put together your own.

Tomasz Klejdysz/Getty Images Houseplants improve the air quality in your home and enhance your home decor. They can also boost your mood and bring hours of enjoyment to your living space. But for all ...

Whiteflies appear to have taken the saying “you are what you eat” somewhat literally. New research suggests the tiny, herbivorous insects have incorporated dozens of genes from plants into their own ...

Dear Neil: I have a 6-year-old pear tree that has fire blight. I have two other pear trees and three apples. How can I keep the one tree alive, and what can I do to prevent spread of the disease? The ...