DEAR NEIL: These insects have appeared on our green tomatoes. We’ve never seen them before. What should we do? Dear Reader: These are immature leaf-footed bugs (Leptoglossus phyllopus), close ...

These beneficial insects are “good guy” bugs that help control pests naturally and pollinate flowers. Plant pests, such as snails, slugs, and tomato hornworms, can wreak havoc on ornamental and edible ...

Question: We have tiny black gnat-like bugs flying around the house. They seem to live in the dirt of my plants and though they don’t bite, they annoy us endlessly. I put the plants outside to see if ...

Q: We have 30-year-old Rhaphiolepis indica planted in a slightly raised planter. One side was particularly hit hard by the freeze a few years ago (17 degrees in Tucson in February), or so we thought, ...