Fall looms but gardening season is far from over, and you may have questions. To ask one, simply go to the OSU Extension website, type it in and include the county where you live. A photo is very ...

A new, more aggressive strain of avocado lace bug is spreading through key production regions and targeting the state’s star product: the Hass variety.

A rare tree bug that can “bite” humans has been found in central London, forestry chiefs are warning. They confirmed the first findings for around 18 years of the plane lace bug (Corythucha ciliata) ...

Q: A couple of my goldenrods and asters have developed pale lower leaves. Is that a disease? Some of the leaf edges looked a bit burnt, but the soil isn’t too dry. A: This sounds like feeding damage ...

Q: I was at the garden this morning and noticed how droopy our patch of sunflowers is! So I took a closer look and discovered that the leaves are infested with insects! There are little white aphid ...

Dear Neil: I’ve had a few lantanas decline and die and now the one on the left in my photo looks like it’s going. The one on the right looks fine. Water and sun were good. Answer: The plant either ...

This year’s avocado defoliation due to the avocado lace bug continues to raise havoc with fruit production. Exposed fruit are quickly sunburned and that affects the quality. This insect was first ...

Lots of landscape plants are looking wilted, yellowed, and generally worse-for-wear these days, thanks to the long streak of hot, dry, late-summer weather. However, not all of the plant damage can be ...