It was bad enough that our region’s cold, wet spring affected our tomato plants’ ability to produce a normal crop. When an unusual insect problem arose on them as well, I began taking it personally.

What is making my rosebuds have brown petal edges? The buds do not open. Thrips are probably the culprit. These are tiny insects that crawl under the petal layers of the bud and feed on the tender ...

Insects are numerous on area landscape plants after a long, productive summer. To check for problem spots walk around weekly and look for insect activity. Check both old and new growth, plant stems ...

You have probably never seen thrips in your garden, not because they are not there, but because they are so small, about 1/20th of an inch long. That means thrips are smaller than a hyphen (not the ...

Do you have a nectarine tree that has a history of producing scarred misshapen fruit? If so, the damage to the fruit is probably caused by Western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) and the ...