tiny white soil living insects in house plant

QuestionI have a 20 year old umbrella tree plant that I used to put outdoors during summer. After bringing the plant indoors in the fall I noticed tiny white-ish insects in the soil. They do not appear to affect the

Red Growth on Weeping Willow tree

QuestionA red growth (fungus ?)on my weeping willow has appeared on the lower part of the tree trunk (from the ground up approx 18 inches). Some of the bark, close to the ground, has separated and the growth is grow

Disease in 60 yr old conifer hedge?

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Chad, We have a 60 yr old 8conifer hedge running along the property we recently purchased. A slowly spreading white powder, cotton ball in appearance, is in between most needles on stems coveri

Willow tree pests

QuestionI have a 5 year old curly willow tree in my yard, it has holes in the trunk all in a row, the trunk is turning dark and the bark is peeling off. The holes are about the size of a pencil. I havent seen any bu

Yellow leaves on holly

Questionfrom Morgantown, WV: A mature holly has taken to having random yellow leaves with brown spots since the winter. The new growth seems to be vigorous and normal. What can be done? Thanks. AnswerCylindrocladiu

Residual fungus from holly bush?

QuestionI just dug up a holly bush that Im pretty sure had a fungal disease - 90% of the leaves and branches were dead and the top leaves were starting to get a black powder on them. I dug up the plant, but theres s

white pine dying

Question5 year old pine, started at base of tree, branches started to get brittle, pine needles turned brown, trunk turning black with white spots. Now it has started to spread to next pine, base of that pine is bla

ferns

QuestionI have 2 large ferns on my covered front porch and on the underside of the leaves are perfectly lined-up, small, fuzzy brown spots. Each small leaf is perfectly outlined. I am not sure if this is

Apple tree - - White powder on branches

QuestionNorthern California. Tree is about twenty years old. The white powder is only on branches and is easily washed off with hose. Has only been happening in the last few years. Has been dorman

dying biburnum

QuestionChad, I have a 20ft hedge of Viburnum in my back yard and it seems to have dropped a ton of leaves and the branches underneath have died. The leaves that have fallen have turned into bright yellow and

small green bumps on sugar maple leaves

QuestionIve noticed clusters of small green bumps on our maple trees leaves this spring. What could it be? AnswerThese are galls caused by an insect. Galls are abnormal growths of plant tissue induced by insects an

Crepe Mrytle being eaten

QuestionI live in North Texas and have several Crepe Myrtles on my property. Recently I have noticed that the leaves are being eaten (particularly high on the tree) but I can not find any bugs on the leaves. &

Ash tree lost its bark

QuestionI have an ash tree that died out numerous years ago and another tree sprouted up from the roots. Its about 20 feet tall, and during a storm, the bark on the side of the tree just let loose and fell off. &nbs

sick ivy

QuestionHi, I love my Ivy that coveres a big part of my house. It is on the north side. I trimm it and talk to it. Now I discovered some sticky leaves and oh pain! There are billions of grey bugs sitting in clusters

honeysuckle infestation

QuestionOver the past couple years, I have noticed (you cant help but notice) that my two fairly young honeysuckle trees (approx. 3 years)are being infested with small white bugs that weave some sort of webbing or c

Treatment for slim flux mold on white oak tree

QuestionDear Mr. Hyland: Last week, an arborist inspected a fungus growing on our white oak tree and identified it as slim flux mold. He explained the reason for the mold is that the clay soil (we live in No

Maple Tree leaf red growths.

QuestionI live in Southeastern Michigan. On my maple leaf there are small round red growths attached to the top of the leaf. Some leafs have several while others only a few. Could you tell me what this could b

Red Topped (tipped) Photema Disease

QuestionI would like to know the source of disease or blight/insect infestation on my Red Topped Photema (not sure about spelling). The leaves are dropping from the plants. The problem is characterized a

mildew rose

QuestionThere is a powdery substance on the leaves of my rose bush. what can I do to take care of it. AnswerThis is powdery mildew. Powdery mildew fungi belong to the group of plant pathogens called obligate

Azalea Lichen

QuestionCould this cause my bush to die? AnswerHi Carol, &