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 ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever seen a small, strange white bug on your houseplants, you may have encountered a mealybug. These odd creatures feed on plants and cover themselves in a wax coating, making it hard to get ...

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 ...