“The leaves of my arrowwood viburnums look like they have been shredded, and the small pieces of leaves that remain have turned completely brown. This has not happened in previous years. I had always ...

A new invasive insect pest called the viburnum leaf beetle that causes severe defoliation of viburnum leaves has been reported in Illinois' DuPage and Cook counties, near Chicago. This pest has the ...

If you love your lilies in your garden, you may be living a gardening nightmare. The lily leaf beetle is eating its way across Michigan’s lilies. It’s been said we need to know our enemy. There are ...

Unfortunately, your description sounds like your viburnums are being damaged by the viburnum leaf beetle. This damage is commonly found on arrowwood viburnums because the insect favors its smooth ...

Yardwork is going slowly but purposefully. I thought I’d been diligent about following my notes from last season, but I slipped up and forgot to check the lilies when they began to emerge. Last season ...

The leaves of my arrowwood viburnums look like they have been shredded. I had always believed this viburnum was trouble-free and easy to grow. What is this problem and what should I do? Your ...

True lilies such as 'Mrs. R.O. Backhouse' can be severely damaged by lily leaf beetles, a relatively new pest in Central New York. The insects have been spreading from New England, where they were ...

If you grow lilies (bulb lilies, not daylilies) you may have noticed that your plants are being attacked by small, bright red beetles. The lily leaf beetle (Lilioceris lilii) arrived in the area ...

We cut down a large Siberian elm tree yesterday. Although these trees are renowned for elm leaf beetle infestations, in the early years of its life, it didn’t have elm leaf beetles. However, as it ...