I was sitting outside enjoying the unseasonable warmth this last weekend and noticed tiny, white, fluffy things drifting around my backyard. I had seen these for the first time last year and found ...

When the needles began to fall like rain earlier in the summer, and piled up in windrows on sidewalks and roadways, every one wondered why that was happening. Spruce needles only last a few years, so ...

Here are some questions I encountered this past week. Q: What are the black dots on my cucumber leaves sucking the life out of the plant? A: They are aphids. These small, soft-bodied, piercing sucking ...

Aphids could be considered the “mosquitoes” of the plant world, depending on the “blood” of plants to survive. They live in symbiosis with bacteria that pass from one generation to the next, producing ...

Many gardeners will tell you that aphids are the bane of their existence. According to a new study from the University of Florida, these tiny pests also pose problems for the iconic monarch butterfly.