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Commercial production greenhouses are the perfect breeding ground for mealybugs, and no doubt a less-than-clean Florida grower will ship their plants to an unsuspecting grocery or warehouse store on ...

This is either mealy bug or woolly aphid, pests that suck the sap of houseplants. Remove with an organic soft soap spray. Tiny limpet-like bugs on stems or leaves of plants are a sign of sap ...

If you have a precious collection of, say, cacti, African violets or orchids, it is worth quarantining new plants for a month or so before mixing them with the others. Stripping old bark off indoor ...

Is a particular pest or disease affecting your plants? Use the A to Z links to determine what's wrong and to help you deal with the problem. If you're not sure, try our interactive Pest and ...