My Japanese andromeda looks like it is dying. The leaves look awful with yellow speckling. What can be done to help them? 'Pieris japonica' (Japanese andromeda), as well as rhododendron and azaleas ...

THERE’S A NEW pest in town. I’ve been receiving more and more questions about an insect that is ruining the appearance of rhododendrons and azaleas. If you’ve noticed that the leaves on these plants ...

A new, more aggressive strain of avocado lace bug is spreading through key production regions and targeting the state’s star ...

Dear Neil: My ceniza plant has turned almost white. It’s even lighter-colored than normal, to the point that it doesn’t look healthy. What causes that? A: It sounds like lace bug damage. Turn some of ...

Dear Neil: I have two Boston ivies growing on a brick wall and fence. They do well each year until about the end of July. At that point, they start to fade and turn brown. The next spring they are ...

These insects are hard to control, because all different stages of life can be present throughout the growing season. I have had good luck using multiple treatments of horticultural oil on azaleas ...

Lace bugs are tiny insects with the adults measuring no more than 3/16" long. The characteristic leaf damage produced by lace bugs (order Hemiptera; family Tingidae) is becoming evident. They are ...