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What are Aphids? Identification, Life Cycle, and Biological Control

What are aphids and why do they matter? Aphids are small, soft-bodied insects that feed by piercing plant tissue and extracting sap directly from the plant's vascular system. Most are 1–4 mm long and pear-shaped, a…

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How to Solve Fungus Gnats

Sciarid flies, commonly known as fungus gnats, are often dismissed as a nuisance in greenhouses. They’re almost unavoidable, as they can enter buildings as flying adults and develop through all life stages, multipl…

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How to Solve Thrips

Nearly everyone, whether grower or gardener, will experience thrips pressure at some point. There are many species of thrips that attack an array of different plants but typically the culprits are Frankliniella occ…

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How to Solve Spider Mites

A globe trotting plant pest, spider mite occurs in every temperate region in the world, troubling a wide range of plant life from vegetables and ornamentals to houseplants and cut flowers to cannabis. There are more than…

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What are Mealybugs?

Maintaining healthy plants can be challenging, especially when pests like mealybugs invade. Mealybugs are notorious for their ability to inhabit a wide range of plants, causing significant damage if left unchecked. In th…

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A Grower's Guide to Flat Mites

Flat mites are a frequently overlooked causes of slow, subtle decline in greenhouse, nursery, and indoor-grown plants. Their exceptionally small size, their tendency to remain anchored in concealed plant structures, and …

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How to Solve Mealybugs

Mealybugs could be setting up camp on your houseplants right now and you wouldn’t know it, because they’re super tiny and they don’t look like bugs. Females and nymphs—the ones that may do the mos…

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What's the difference between Parasitic and Beneficial Nematodes?

Ever wondered “What’s a nematode?” or why SpongeBob had an entire episode about them? In the classic Season 1 episode “Home Sweet Pineapple” (1999), a swarm of nematodes devours SpongeBob&rs…

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Spider Mite Webbing vs. Spider Webs: How to Tell What Is on Your Plants

Fine webbing on your plants is one of the most common things growers notice -- and one of the easiest to misread. Spider mite webbing and garden spider webs can look similar at a glance, but they have very different caus…