Dust mites and bed bugs are very different pests, but no one wants either inside their mattress. These prolific pests can be very hard to eradicate if they get a grip on your bedding, which is why ...

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The latest 17-year brood of cicadas is invading, bringing millions if not billions of the noisy insects to Cincinnati and southwest Ohio. However, cicadas can attract a pest, the oak leaf itch mite.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Greenhouse workers experienced high levels of sensitization to insects and mites used for biological pest ...

‘I have some weird, seemingly hollow, green, round balls falling from my oak tree. What in the world are these things?” — S.Y. You are describing an interesting growth that can occur on a variety of ...

The control of spider mites, which damage tree leaves, reduce fruit quality and cost growers millions of dollars in the use of pesticide and oil spraying, is being biologically controlled in ...

A plague of parasitic mites has descended upon Illinois in the wake of this year’s historic crop of cicadas, leaving residents with raging rashes and incessant itching. The mighty attack follows the ...

Horticultural expert Melinda Myers shares her sure-fire tips on how to get rid of mealybugs and other scale insects on your ...

A gall is an abnormal growth or swelling of a plant caused by hormones released from insects, mites, bacteria, or nematodes. They can appear on any part of the plant with vast variation in morphology, ...

This sounds to me like your witch hazels have galls. Insect and mite galls are common on trees and shrubs throughout the Chicago area and are generally nothing to be concerned about. Leaf galls rarely ...