Indoor plants get pests, too. Dan Gill explains how to recognize and treat them. BY DAN GILL | Contributing writer. Dan Gill. Author email; Jan 4, 2023 Jan 4, 2023; 3 min to read.

Aphids: These insects are tiny — about 2 to 4 millimeters long — with pear-shaped bodies.They can be green, black, red, yellow, brown or gray. Signs of severe aphid feeding include twisted and ...

If you're dealing with pests in your sunny garden, this ground cover may be the solution you need. As a bonus, this perennial doesn't require much work, either.

Stressed plants attract more pests, so providing proper sunlight, water, and location is crucial. Spring has arrived with brilliant green leaves.

Grubs, the larvae of beetles such as Japanese beetles and June bugs, pose a significant threat to many plants by feeding on their roots while residing in the soil. These pests can wreak havoc on lawns ...

Summer is here and in full swing. Also here are ticks, mosquitoes, bagworms, and poison hemlock. Numbers of ticks have risen ...

Garden: How to force spring-flowering plants indoors. Insects rely on a wide range of chemicals which they naturally produce to lower the freezing point of their blood, including ethylene glycol ...

Rosemary companion planting keeps plants thriving, deters pests, and can even improve the taste of some crops. Rosemary companion planting keeps plants thriving, deters pests, ...

Garden: How to force spring-flowering plants indoors. Insects rely on a wide range of chemicals which they naturally produce ...

Insects can spread rapidly because we often group houseplants together, and insects have no problem moving from plant to plant. We also do our share of spreading pests by handling infested plants ...

EVEN expert gardeners have trouble keeping pests away from their lawns. If your yard is overrun by bugs, snails, slugs, or other critters, the secret to maintaining your garden might be planting mo… ...

Coconut oil won't deter plant pests, but other oils can. I’m not entirely sure where the coconut oil suggestion originated, but there exists an online myth that you can rub your houseplants with ...