Also known as oleander aphids, milkweed aphids are not native to North America; they originated in the Mediterranean region. In their native land, these aphids primarily fed on oleander plants, but in ...

Q: I've wondered about purchasing beneficial insects for my yard. I'm particularly interested in ladybugs to combat aphids on milkweed that I plant for butterflies. Machele McCance, Walton County A: ...

When oleander aphids infested tropical milkweed, monarch butterflies laid fewer eggs on the plant, and the caterpillars developing on those plants were slower to mature. Many gardeners will tell you ...

I am having a major invasion of yellow aphids this year on my swamp milkweed! The problem is my yard is a certified monarch habitat, and I don't want to risk killing butterfly caterpillars. Do you ...

I got an unusual question this week from a friend on Facebook. I belong to a number of groups for plant lovers. Seems that there are people who like to talk about plants all year long. Imagine that!

While examining my milkweed, I noticed an unsightly black, sooty mold exclusively on the underside of leaves on my common milkweed plants. I knew immediately that aphids, a small 1/16- to 1/8-inch ...

Warm weather and pest problems seem to go hand in hand, and this year is no exception. Over the past few weeks, the pest that we are getting the most questions on is the aphid. Aphid is typically ...

“I planted a milkweed plant a few weeks back. It’s growing well but it has developed an infestation of small creatures, maybe one-sixteenth of an inch long, who also leave a shiny reflective spotty ...

Many gardeners will tell you that aphids are the bane of their existence. According to a new study from the University of Florida, these tiny pests also pose problems for the iconic monarch butterfly.