Q: My hibiscus shrubs bloom from mid-summer through fall. The buds and leaves have all turned black, and they have white insects all over them. Susan Boling, email A: Hibiscus whitefly is a common ...

If you happen to have a persistently annoying insect pest in your garden, doing absolutely nothing about it may be the best form of managing its spread long term. In due course, natural predators — ...

Q. I’m so frustrated. We planted some nice hibiscus shrubs last year, and now I’ve noticed that whiteflies are living on them. I can also see what look like tiny eggs on the underside of the leaves.

Q: I thought I would share my success using worm castings for insect control. I live in the San Gabriel Valley of Southern California and for years was plagued with whiteflies in my garden. They ...

City officials and preservationists passed by a hibiscus flower near the Big Spring on Friday in southern Dallas.(Sarah Hoffman - Staff Photographer) We have a whitefly problem. We have sprayed three ...

Q. I am so disappointed with my hibiscus and lemon trees. I put all my plants outside for several months over summer and bring them inside in late fall. The lemon tree’s leaves are completely dried up ...

The whitefly is at it again, attacking our plants and trees. For some it’s costing them thousands to get rid of them. The nasty little critters officially called the Q-biotype whitefly is now in eight ...