Taking care of grafted plants on standard as well as scale insect control. This week on Backyard Farmer we'll talk about taking care of grafted plants on standard as well as scale insect control.

Natural control, also known as autonomous control, may offer an alternative to chemical insecticides if conditions are right, new research suggests. Scale insects known as cochineals are major pests ...

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 ...

Scale insect problems are common this time of year throughout the Lowcountry. It is not surprising since this group of small immobile insects comprises over 18 genera, with thousands of species ...

Late fall and winter are the best times to find and control scale insects on trees and shrubs. Even then, excellent powers of observation are needed to recognize their protective structures. These ...

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 ...

The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service last year began urging homeowners to keep an eye out for a new pest. The crape myrtle bark scale was beginning to attack trees in Pulaski ...

Is your floor or furniture feeling sticky these days? That could be a sign of an insect pest on your houseplants, one that you'd hardly notice otherwise.That sticky stuff is a sugary "honeydew" ...

Maple trees in urban environments show signs of stress due to the urban heat island effect. Impervious surfaces like pavement retain heat and disrupt water absorption, stressing trees and making them ...

Combining genetically engineered cotton plants that kill caterpillars with the controlled release of sterile moths from airplanes has produced a new and highly successful approach to dramatically ...

In Wilmington one doesn’t have to look hard to find a stressed maple tree - bare twigs, early leaf drop, and lichen in the canopy are just some of the indicators your maple isn’t growing vigorously.