Adult lace bugs are typically 1/10th of an inch long and cream-colored. They have lacy wings dotted with black and brown patches or bands. The eggs are 0.02 in long and usually laid on the midrib or ...

THERE’S A NEW pest in town. I’ve been receiving more and more questions about an insect that is ruining the appearance of rhododendrons and azaleas. If you’ve noticed that the leaves on these plants ...

Gardening and managing a landscape in San Antonio is interesting and never simple. Issues to consider this week include preparing peach trees for a big crop year after years of poor performance, ...

Does your lantana have yellowed leaves or brown spots? Is it pale and sickly looking with no flowers? The likely culprit is lace bugs. These bugs are the most common insects found on lantana as well ...

Please advise what I can do about my azalea bushes. The tops of the leaves are covered with tiny white spots and the undersides of the leaves are covered with reddish brown spots. The new growth is ...

Remmie Guidera, 10, a fifth grader, holds carrots she just harvested during Bayou Lacombe Middle School's whole school organic garden harvest Thursday May 8, 2014. The students harvested and prepared ...

Lace bugs and aphids have been reported to be active on several landscape and garden plants. Lace bugs are small sucking insects that are actively feeding on the 'New Gold' lantana and persimmons. On ...

Recently, I was walking around a landscape planting I had done last year and noticed some of the asters were looking a little unhappy. The foliage was slightly yellowing, but I didn’t think much of it ...

Hemiptera: Tingidae; hosts – azalea, rhododendron, sycamaore, broad leaved evergreens, and many deciduous trees and shrubs. Description of damage – Lace bug damage is first noticed as yellow spots on ...

The avocado lace bug has made its way to Hawaii, including in plants in retail outlets on Maui, the state Department of Agriculture said Thursday. The new avocado pest has been confirmed by state ...

Another invasive pest has been identified on Hawaii Island, this time threatening avocado trees. Michael Krones, owner of Avoland Hawaii Farms in South Kona, said Friday he knew about the bug on Oahu, ...