I was sitting outside enjoying the unseasonable warmth this last weekend and noticed tiny, white, fluffy things drifting around my backyard. I had seen these for the first time last year and found ...

While examining my milkweed, I noticed an unsightly black, sooty mold exclusively on the underside of leaves on my common milkweed plants. I knew immediately that aphids, a small 1/16- to 1/8-inch ...

Many gardeners will tell you that aphids are the bane of their existence. According to a new study from the University of Florida, these tiny pests also pose problems for the iconic monarch butterfly.

Aphids are tiny soft-bodied pests that feed on a variety of plants, including vegetables, ornamentals, trees, shrubs, and houseplants. Because they reproduce quickly and have multiple generations per ...

Does it ever seem that you look at one of the plants in your garden and it’s totally fine, and then the next time you look at it, it’s covered with aphids? That could be because aphid populations can ...

When oleander aphids infested tropical milkweed, monarch butterflies laid fewer eggs on the plant, and the caterpillars developing on those plants were slower to mature. Many gardeners will tell you ...