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 ...

Anyone who spends time in the garden knows the frustration of finding plants nibbled or leaves dotted with bugs. Sometimes, it feels like pests show up out of nowhere, but often, it’s the little ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images / Christophe Lehenaff Aphids are tiny soft-bodied pests that feed on a variety of plants, including vegetables, ...

Here are this month's questions from Houston-area gardeners: Q: We recently took down a pine tree and had the stump ground down. May I use the remains as mulch for my flowerbeds? I am not sure if pine ...

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.

Ash leaves are turning purple and yellow now, gardening season is winding down, and the aphids are back. While enjoying the spectacular fall color this year, you may have noticed tiny, powdery-blue, ...