Question: My desert rose has cottony-looking material along the stems and a black coating on the leaves. What can I do to help the plant? Answer: Mealy bugs have over taken your desert rose and can ...

Most gardeners are wary of insects when it comes to their outdoor plants, but indoor greenery is just as susceptible to unwanted pests. One of the most common bugs that houseplants encounter is ...

Control of mealy bugs and scale insects is difficult. The white fluffy silky stuff makes the bugs waterproof – water-based ...

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 ...

I have a gardenia that I keep indoors during cold weather. For a long time it has not bloomed and I see a white powder where it is supposed to form buds. Inside that waxy fluff are mealybugs. They are ...

Call 216-429-3148 anytime. Q: Mealy bugs have attacked my beautiful 20-year-old croton. What is the best way to kill the pest and not hurt my plant? A: Kudos for you on two points! First, ...

Dorothy asks: I was spraying a mealy bug infestation on my gardenia and saw this large white furry insect on the underside of some of the leaves that looked kind of like a giant mealy bug. I sprayed ...

COTTON, the mainstay of our national economy, is cultivated over an area of six million acres. The produce goes to thousands of ginning factories and hundreds of textile mills which provide employment ...

A senior cotton researcher has recommended certain measures including eradication of weeds to control a new cotton pest 'mealy bug'. Director, Central Cotton Research Institute (CCRI) Multan, Muhammad ...

Mulberry farmers face difficulties in controlling papaya mealy bug because it escapes from insecticides and its natural enemies as it secretes and embeds in thick waxy masses. Monsoon failure followed ...