Insects are an inevitable aspect of owning houseplants, but major infestations can threaten the health of your plants. One way to remove these pests is with insecticidal soap. The product contains ...

Use Murphy Oil Soap to make your own DIY insecticidal soap spray. Combine mild, biodegradable soap with water and apply directly to pests on plant leaves. Reapply once or twice per week to increase ...

Now that winter is here, scale insects have started showing up on my potted citrus tree and some orchids. How many other plant pests lurk, ready for a population explosion when conditions become ripe, ...

Most houseplant problems, as we said last week, come about because of something we are doing wrong in their care, whether it be too much or too little watering, too little light or too little humidity ...

Yellow sticky traps are a safe way to remove aphids. Purchase a couple of yellow sticky traps and place them near the plants.

With some plants having been brought indoors for winter, and holiday plants now being purchased, the risk of insects hitchhiking into our home increases. If an insect is noticed on or near a plant, ...

If you have houseplants, or plants that you bring into the house during the winter (some people don’t necessarily agree on the terminology) now is the time that you may start seeing problems! I ...

Gladys Jeurink and I take most of our houseplants outside for the summer. It's time to start bringing them in for the winter. Gladys has so many, she started to bring some in about Sept. 15. My wife ...