Question: I think my peach tree has aphids, but how can I be sure? A: Green peach aphids are the most common aphids on peach trees. They are small and can be difficult to detect, but their damage is ...

It's time to start working on managing pests in your fruit and landscape trees this year. Springtime is starting, even if it is delayed a bit from the normal timing. Given the huge differences in ...

After a few years of watching and waiting for a peach tree I planted to bear fruit, it finally did this year. Unfortunately, it was unable to produce during those first few years because of peach leaf ...

Q: Most mornings, my pine tree is a gathering spot for a flock of twittering small finches. They poke and prod in the green needles and then, poof, they all leave in a rush. I have a watering dish set ...

Scout for aphids on fruit trees at least twice a week. The first place to check is on the undersides of leaves at the ends of twigs and branches. Aphid feeding can cause leaves to curl or twist. It ...

Are your garden plants stunted, shriveled, yellowing, or curling at the leaves, despite your best efforts to keep them alive? Check the undersides of the leaves, and you might find the culprit: large ...

If you have aphids on a large tree and don't want to use chemicals, what should you do? According to Terrill Collier, president of Collier Arbor Care, you have three options: 1. Ignore it and live ...

If you have aphids on a large tree and don't want to use chemicals, what should you do? According to Terrill Collier, president of Collier Arbor Care, you have three options: 1. Ignore it and live ...

Maybe gardeners aren’t busy in Minnesota or Iowa during the winter, but for gardeners living in the Mojave Desert, it is probably our busiest time of year. I’m asked about spraying dormant oils on ...

Agggh. We experience “I will ask Lowenfels about it” aphid infestations every few years. This is one of them. We always have aphids around. They are normally kept in check by their natural enemies.

Q: This year, my lupines were beautiful — lush and loaded with flowers. This weekend as I was checking them, I saw that there is sticky stuff on the leaves, the flowers are not dying down naturally ...