If you have aphids on a large tree and don't want to use chemicals, what should you do? According to Terrill Collier, president of Collier Arbor Care, you have three options: 1. Ignore it and live ...
If you have aphids on a large tree and don't want to use chemicals, what should you do? According to Terrill Collier, president of Collier Arbor Care, you have three options: 1. Ignore it and live ...
Are your garden plants stunted, shriveled, yellowing, or curling at the leaves, despite your best efforts to keep them alive? Check the undersides of the leaves, and you might find the culprit: large ...
Researchers have demonstrated that unique fungi strengthen the 'immune systems' of wheat and bean plants against aphids. Fungi enter and influence the amount of a plant's own defenses, resulting in ...
Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. My problem is with black stuff on my crape myrtles' leaves and bark. It ...
Alaska is huge, and most of us tend to concentrate on the big things she offers. However, there’s some really incredible stuff happening on a much smaller scale that we often ignore. Yes, I am getting ...
The Penn State Extension of Berks County Master Gardeners will be featuring questions and answers to inquires received through their Garden Hotline. Q: I’m seeing small insects on the stems of my ...
Answer: Looking at the sample you brought in, the leaf curl on your peach tree branches is pretty extreme, and when I turned over and uncurled the leaves I found a ton of chubby green aphids hiding ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — About 89.5 million acres of soybeans will be planted across the United States in 2017 — a record high, according to the USDA. Research published in the April 2017 issue of Pest ...
Question: I think my peach tree has aphids, but how can I be sure? A: Green peach aphids are the most common aphids on peach trees. They are small and can be difficult to detect, but their damage is ...
When you buy a Christmas tree, you probably don’t spend a lot of time thinking about the bugs that might have called it home at one point. But experts say little creepy-crawlies called aphids like to ...