Oh no, here comes an annoying problem for those of us who take pride in our beautiful garden citrus trees. An insect native to Asia is invading California’s citrus groves. It showed up in Southern ...

Question: Citrus-leaf miners have arrived early this year producing tunnels and causing crinkling among the leaves of our trees. What is the control? Answer: Perhaps you have noticed citrus-leaf ...

The latest pest that seems to be giving lots of people trouble is called a citrus leafminer. As the name implies, it's an insect that started showing up on local citrus plants a couple of springs ago.

Citrus leaf miners are voracious garden pests that chew through healthy young foliage and leave behind squiggly black tunnels. These insects then use the leaf tissue to make cozy sleeping quarters as ...

Citrus whitefly, citrus blackfly and mealybugs are common sucking insect pests that feed on the sap and cause the growth of a fungus called sooty mold. Control these pests with applications of a light ...

Asian citrus psyllid infestations should be reported to the county agricultural commissioner’s office. Michael E. Rogers Courtesy University of Florida On that infernal list of life’s certainties, add ...

I continue to receive questions about citrus leafminer, citrus rust mite and leaf spot disease on locally grown citrus trees. Here is information on these common citrus pests. The mated citrus ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at dgill@agcenter.lsu.edu. We have many African irises that I trimmed very close to the ground in early ...