Scale insects can infest and damage many of the plants we grow in our landscapes and indoors. They feed on the sap of plants, and a large enough population can weaken a plant, damage it or even kill ...

You have a few options, ranging from tolerance and leaving it alone to manual removal to using an insecticide.

I should report an email to me regarding rabbit problems in landscapes. One reader suggests that she has always used mothballs around her plants and never had a problem with rabbits. Some of you might ...

I have a problem with white mold on my sagos. Can you tell me what to do about it? Two types of scales attack sagos, and one of them, the Asian cycad scale, is the most damaging of the 20 or so scale ...

Oystershell scale is a very secretive little insect that usually goes unnoticed. But despite it’s tiny size, this insect can cause significant damage in trees or shrubs. Some gardeners aren’t even ...

There are many types of scale insects that potentially can become a pest on a number of landscape plants in North Florida. But the home gardener may not recognize these small-scale critters as insects ...

Dear Carol: This is a date palm that I grew from seed many years ago has since done well, though grows very slowly as compared to other date palms. The new fronds grow out green and healthy. However, ...

Question for Dan Gill: I have a Japanese magnolia tree that appears to have a problem. I first noticed a black deposit on the leaves and branches. Looking closely, I see small waxy yellow blobs along ...