Yet even when plants are kept indoors, pests like aphids ... that feed on the plant and can be effective in controlling a wide range of bugs. Incidentally, they can also kill off beneficial insects ...

You can make an effective homemade bug spray with a range of items you already ... is by increasing humidity levels for indoor plants. This is because spider mites thrive best in drier environments.

It’s suitable for use on both indoor and outdoor plants and can be used on fruits and veggies up to the day of harvest. Besides repelling stink bugs, it can also help control spiders ...

In the fall, I take in numerous houseplants that I grew on the deck or in containers in the garden. Plumeria, hibiscus, ...

There are a few approaches to treating an outbreak. First, quarantine the plant. If you’re not too squeamish, just squish all ...

Like many indoor-plant owners, my irrigation setup includes ... a historic American bug-control company that boasts of having de-pested the Calvin Coolidge White House in 1924.

Pest experts say it's the time of year when brown marmorated stink bugs will be trying to get inside to keep warm.