Spider mites are small pests that cause brown specks on plants. To get rid of them, isolate the infected plant and treat with ...

Q: I have a bougainvillea that’s been growing in my big south-facing window for 45 years. Occasionally, it gets aphids and more recently red spider mites. Though I have used a systemic on occasion, my ...

One quite common houseplant pest that I just noticed on those lovely variegated ivies I'm overwintering is the spider mite. Mites have four pairs of legs so they're not true insects, but are placed in ...

Question: We always have spider mites on our flowering garden phlox and a few other perennials in the summer. The leaves look speckled with tiny pin-pricks of white, and we can see their webs on the ...

An international research team, led by Western University, has discovered that a naturally occurring plant by-product, which is not harmful to humans, can be utilized as pest control against spider ...

Spider mites damage a wide range of plants in gardens and landscapes. When signs of spider mites appear, gardeners may reach for an insecticide to control them. Unfortunately, some insecticides ...

The control of spider mites, which damage tree leaves, reduce fruit quality and cost growers millions of dollars in the use of pesticide and oil spraying, is being biologically controlled in ...

Q: My Italian cypress had spider mites, so I sprayed the trees with an insecticide about six weeks ago. Nearby Italian cypress trees are also full of spider mites. I was going to spray them with an ...

I will be giving a series of four classes about establishing a desert orchard starting the first Saturday in November and continuing through Nov. 24. The class will be held 1-3 p.m. at Ahern Rentals ...