by Lisa Steinkopf | Jun 8, 2022 | BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help, Houseplant Insects
I can spot a houseplant problem “a mile away”. It’s true. Often people are perplexed by what is causing problems for their houseplants. I’d like to help identify the problems and the ways to solve them. Let’s start with insects that...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Apr 17, 2019 | BLOG, Conservatory, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help, Houseplant Insects, Interior Plantscaping, Public Gardens
I was recently at a public aquarium filled with not only animals, birds, and fish, but also tropical plants. I found some pretty heavy infestations of insects on some of the plants, but I think because of the fish and other animals living there, it would be almost...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jan 9, 2018 | BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Insects
In this, the second installation of the insect invasion series, we are going to talk about scale. We talked about aphids in the first installation. The second plant I saw a few weeks ago was located at a library; a large Schefflera arboricola that I noticed right...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Aug 25, 2017 | BLOG, Foliage Houseplants, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Insects
In the last two weeks, I have been in two locations that have plants that are infested with insects, one much worse than the other. The first place, an antique shop on the west side of the state, has an amazing hoya. I was told about it before I went there and was...