Whiteflies have been bugging Palm Beach residents.Residents have noticed plants losing leaves, turning yellow or being covered in a sticky substance.Whiteflies can be controlled with pesticides.The ...

Q: A small hedge in my yard has grown for years without problems and now the leaves have turned black and when I water it white insects fly out. I have tried an oil spray with limited success. What ...

The whitefly is a major problem for open field tomato cultivation throughout the world. Scientists in the Netherlands together with a number of partners have discovered genes for resistance to the ...

The whitefly is back. Though it looks like the sort of adorable insect that would star in a Dreamworks film, the humble whitefly is actually a god-awful invasive species that will stop at nothing to ...

Everywhere I go folks are asking about the whitefly problem attacking the ficus hedges in Palm Springs. Whiteflies have long been a pest of greenhouse growers and they afflict agricultural crops in ...

The staff at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens tries not to overreact when a new pest appears. Insect infestations often run their course. Natural predators settle in. Plants bounce back. So when the ...

We rely on them to keep our plants and lawns green, trees healthy, and to protect hedges and other plantings from pests including the dreaded spiraling whitefly. But pesticides, herbicides and ...

If you’ve shopped or dined in downtown San Luis Obispo recently, you may have noticed annoying swarms of flies buzzing around outdoor gathering spots. There are so many, in fact, that the city has ...

Home gardening is not all beautiful flowers and fresh produce. Any gardener will tell you it’s a tough job. For every ripe tomato and gorgeous hydrangea, someone has invested hours of back-breaking ...