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 ...

A few slow-moving bugs have shown up in my house. Sometimes they fly a little. They’re about 1/2 -inch long and gray-brown. Do I need to spray? Are the hind legs flattened and do they look like a leaf ...

If you have not been following my tweets, the leaf-footed plant bug that infests pomegranates, pistachios, tomatoes and almonds was reported to me about a month ago. The bugs’ numbers should be ...

Stink bugs and leaf footed bugs are close cousins in biology and crime. They have similar life cycles. Both kinds of bugs have shield shaped bodies, stink glands and piercing-sucking mouth parts. They ...

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 ...

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 ...

Why do gardeners need to identify garden bugs before taking action against them? When should we leave them to their natural activities? A look at assassin bugs, leaf footed bugs, squash bugs and stink ...

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, ...

Q: The last couple of years, the fruit on my pom tree gets brown spots, and it is rotten inside. Any ideas? A: Yes, it’s likely that insects are feeding on your pomegranate fruit and the feeding ...

It's hard to ignore leaf-footed bugs. They're big, with long legs and antennae and a tubular, piercing "beak." When viewed from above, they seem to have a "X" marked across their backs. Their most ...

Question: I have several pecan trees and some of the nuts this year have black spots on the nut and others have a soft brown film on part of the back of the nuts. What causes these problems and what ...

These insects are the nymphs of leaf-footed bugs. They will grow up to be the large, brown leaf-footed bugs often spotted in gardens. They damage vegetables. For instance, they cause tomato fruit to ...