Entries for February 2009

Though the disease is most common on cherry and plum trees, it also infects chokecherries, peaches, and apricots.

These tiny insects thrive in moist, rich soils; on their dinner menu is mold, fungus, and rotting plant matter.

The mealybug, a common pest on houseplants and fruit trees, looks like a miniature sowbug covered in white powder.