Sounds of Summer
The heat and humidity are making the August summer days into a sauna. And all around the islands are the sounds of summer – cicadas. The male cicadas are the noise makers producing their finest… Read More
Category: Pests & Disease
What is that black stuff on my plant leaves?
It could be a fungus called “sooty mold” that feeds on honeydew (a sticky sap sucking insect liquid poop) that covers the leaf surface. Learn to identify sap sucking insects (aphids, whiteflies, treehoopers, mealybugs and… Read More
Help Momma make her nest!
Have ever wonder what is eating my leaves by cutting circular holes along the leaf edges of the rose bush leaves, the citrus leaves and countless other leaves. It could be a Leafcutting Bee and… Read More
Are your plants looking a little brown?
May 31, 2011: This article has been updated with the current links. Brown leaves are a common problem towards the end of our long, dry, windy winters due to dry soil and lack of watering…. Read More
Geiger Tree Damage 101
Links have been updated in this article from 2008. The Geiger trees are blooming and the insects are with us. Several times a year an insect comes along and feeds on the Orange Geiger Tree,… Read More
Identify your Palm Problems
A Key to Common Landscape Palm Disorders and Diseases in the Continental United States is available at the University of Florida Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center website. Follow the link to find out how… Read More
Yellow palm fronds: Is it lethal yellowing?
Are the fronds on your palms turning yellow? There is a difference between lethal yellowing & nutritional deficiencies. Lethal Yellowing (LY) is caused by a mycoplasma organism that is spread by an insect, a plant… Read More