Green lacewing has shown promise as a natural predator of azalea lace bug. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) This is the last of three stories on azalea lace bug, an insect that attacks evergreen ...

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Adult lace bugs are typically 1/10th of an inch long and cream-colored. They have lacy wings dotted with black and brown patches or bands. The eggs are 0.02 in long and usually laid on the midrib or ...

THERE’S A NEW pest in town. I’ve been receiving more and more questions about an insect that is ruining the appearance of rhododendrons and azaleas. If you’ve noticed that the leaves on these plants ...

Susan Sloan of Newport News has been nursing sick azaleas most of the year. Clippings from several of her azaleas traveled to Anderson’s Garden Center in Newport News so nurseryman Bill Thompson could ...

Lace bugs use their sucking mouthparts to feed on plant sap. Damage ranges from a few scattered tiny white-to-yellow spots to bleached-white leaves that drop prematurely. Common lace bug species in ...