I received the following email from Doug Brooks, who gardens in Claremont. “For years, I have used some type of yearly insect control product to help protect my fruit trees. The last few years I have ...

Or you may treat the tree with a drench of the systemic insecticide imidacloprid (Bayer Advanced Fruit, Citrus and Vegetable Insect Control) once in spring after flowering or in early summer to ...

The recent rainfall was very welcome; though it wasn’t enough to take us out of drought conditions, it was a big boost for struggling plants. Unfortunately, it also helped weeds and insect pests come ...

QUESTION: My lemon tree started sending out new growth, but it's deformed, twisted and has a silvery appearance. It almost looks like there are trails running through the insides of some of the leaves ...