Q: This is a picture of our dogwood tree with white growths on it. Your help is appreciated. A: Your dogwood tree has a healthy case of scale insects. Scale insects attach themselves to the host plant ...

These insects may be tiny, but they can cause big damage in your garden. Here's how to identify and control the little bugs that are eating your garden leaves. Psyllids are minute insects that are ...

We see it all in the Plant Clinic, and this summer we’ve been seeing a lot of Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae or crapemyrtle bark scale. This invasive insect from southeast Asia first appeared in the ...

Scale insects can infest and damage many of the plants we grow in our landscapes and indoors. They feed on the sap of plants, and a large enough population can weaken a plant, damage it or even kill ...

Scale insect problems are common this time of year throughout the Lowcountry. It is not surprising since this group of small immobile insects comprises over 18 genera, with thousands of species ...

Many people have a potted citrus plant or two that they keep indoors during the winter and move outdoors for the summer. It may be one of those dwarf trees that produce full-sized fruit. Or it could ...

Q: Everything under one of my large potted plants on the patio is turning black. What isn’t black is sticky. What is wrong with this plant? A: From the pictures you sent me, we know that the black ...

Question: I am having a problem with my Meyer lemon trees. I bought the tree last spring and didn't seem to have any problems all summer long. Shortly after moving the trees in for the winter, I began ...

Based on the photo we have sent, what is wrong with our oak tree? Is there something that we should be doing to ensure its health? — Mitchell and Anna Jones, Libertyville From your photo, I can see ...

We're in a sticky situation in western St. Charles. Cars, driveways, plants, lawn furniture - everything outdoors - is coated with something sticky. Just sap? Yes, and no. The substance raining from ...