Q: I was reading up on controlling the leaf-footed plant bugs on my pistachio and almond trees and came across a recommendation by the University of California to use a pesticide containing bifenthrin ...

Have you ever noticed a small, orange-and-black critters congregating on your summer vegetable plants? Similarly, have you encountered a larger one that appears to be wearing bell bottom pants? A ...

A: These are immature leaf-footed bugs (Leptoglossus pyllopus), close relatives to stinkbugs. They have similar piercing mouthparts. They will suck the fluids out of your ripening tomatoes and cause ...

It has been an excellent year for tomato and peach production. But unfortunately, leaf-footed bugs, stink bugs and spider mites are taking advantage of the bounty. Leaf-footed bugs are up to 1 inch ...

We are seeing quite a bit of fireblight damage to the new growth of pear, Asian pear and apple right now. This is new stem growth that is turning black and, in some cases, this new growth is curving ...

Silly looking leaf-footed bugs (Leptoglossus phyllopus) have arrived to dine on my tomatoes. Some of the spidery sepals that perch like hats on tomatoes looked like they had multiplied several times ...

Since relatively few plants really thrive in the Mojave Desert, we’d rather not share our limited bounty with insect pests. Around this time of year, however, gardeners who have pomegranate trees need ...

Leaf-footed bugs may feed on the young fruit of pepper plants, causing fruit drop. They also can feed on citrus, causing dry sections in the ripe fruit and fruit drop. (Some natural fruit drop is to ...