Lots of plants, both edible and ornamental, can get powdery mildew. Unlike many other fungal plant diseases, the fungi that cause powdery mildew thrive in hot, dry weather that's often the norm in mid ...

PLATTSBURGH — Powdery mildew blotches leaves of yellow squash, melons and cucumbers. The disease is wrecking gardeners’ harvest locally. “Each type of powdery mildew is host specific, and some ...

Your description sounds a lot like powdery mildew, which is an easy disease to recognize, and it is common in the landscape at this time of year. It can be a problem that shows up on annuals, ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — If it's August in the south, it's hot and it's humid. While many plants don't mind the humidity, there's a particular fungus that thrives in this weather called powdery mildew. It can ...

Q: I have powdery mildew on my new-ish bee balm plants (Monarda x 'Raspberry Wine', purportedly a mildew-resistant variety - part of the reason I bought it!) There are tiny white dusty-looking patches ...

Question: What is this white coating on the leaves of my chokecherry tree, and what would you recommend to get rid of it? Answer: The likely culprit for those symptoms at this time of year in New ...