Dorothy asks: I was spraying a mealy bug infestation on my gardenia and saw this large white furry insect on the underside of some of the leaves that looked kind of like a giant mealy bug. I sprayed ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 98, No. 2 (June, 2015), pp. 401-404 (4 pages) We provide the first published record that populations of the orchid mealybug, Pseudococcus microcirculus McKenzie ...

Mealybugs are relentless pests that drain energy from your plants and are notoriously hard to get rid of. You'll often find them clustered on leaves, stems, and even roots, weakening plants and ...

Q: I grow orchids both indoors and outdoors. The indoor orchids constantly are being covered with this white cotton looking pest. This condition also covers the plant with an oily sticky substance. I ...

Pros explain the best ways to identify, prevent, and eliminate these plant pests. If you have plants, mealybugs can pose a serious threat, especially to young plants. There are hundreds of species of ...

In Pterostylis concinna individual pollen grains all possess an outer exine wall, pollinia are mealy, and they fall apart easily. In contrast, Dendrobium spp. have hard pollinia in which only pollen ...

Dear Jessica: I read an article about the rarity of lady slipper orchids. I have them on my property and am wondering how to care for or transplant them. Do you have any advice regarding these plants?