THRIPS
Thrips are tiny, narrow insects with feathery wings which are difficult to detect. The adult female will lay eggs on the leaf surface. Once they hatch they suck the juices out of flowers and new…
African violet insect problem
The center of my African Violets are leaved very tightly and not blooming. They look like healthy plants otherwise. I have tried to thin the packed leaves but it doesn’t help. First check for cyclamen…
White fly
I have got a serious white fly infestation in my front yard container garden. I have tried insecticidal soaps to no avail and live lady bugs. My aphids are gone but the white flies seem…
Scale
My jasmine has dropped a lot of leaves. What concerns me is the leaves appear to have bumps and sticky stuff on the surface of the leaves and stems. What is this? Your jasmine plant has…
Fungus gnats
All of my houseplants have turned brown on the tips. I also have little gnats flying around them. I have sprayed and no results. What could this be caused by? Even though brown tips can…