Key PointsStoring soil properly prevents pests, mold growth, and nutrient degradation.Store potting soil in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.If soil has a sour smell, mold infestation, or ...

Soil-dwelling predatory mites in citrus: Their potential as natural enemies of thrips with special reference to Pezothrips kellyanus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Biological Control , 2012; 63 (2 ...

There’s another name for those little white fungus balls in soil: mushrooms! They seem to pop up out of nowhere, but they’ve actually likely been there for a while, just out of sight.

Insects and mites can cause galls. These galls are often on the leaves and stems and usually look like growths or bumps that are not the same color as the rest of the leaf. Sometimes there is also ...

Plant mites are tiny, and it’s comical to see them try to wrap their legs around a thrip in an attack. The soil mites are about 2 millimetres long, nearly the size of the thrips themselves.

Smart soil bugs offer farmers an ecofriendly route to controlling crop diseases. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 01 / 220118104114.htm ...

An innovative method of controlling a range of damaging crop diseases using native, beneficial soil bacteria has emerged from a research-industry collaboration. The agri-tech innovation hopes to ...

What to do when white grubs are killing your potted plants. Garden Sage tackles slime flux, white grubs and eriophyid mites Skip to main content Skip to main content ...

Assessments of the impact on springtails, mites, spiders and earthworms remain less precise. However, a meta-analysis published on Wednesday, June 7 in the Journal of Applied Ecology provides ...