With our outdoor plants now properly covered with a blanket of snow, it’s time to turn our attention to our houseplants and ...

Has your heart ached on seeing your plant covered in that white substance? Or have you had an experience where your plant ...

A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly's own immune system to destroy brain cells, leading to signs of ...

A new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, was discovered on spiders in Irish caves. It changes their behavior, similar to ...

“If we find out exactly how Mortierella works against nematodes, we could perhaps use this fungus specifically as a biological control agent against plant pathogens,” says Büttner, who has ...

Researchers studied the fungus and spiders and published a paper in the journal Fungal Systematics and Evolution (PDF link). The study was led by Harry Evans, a specialist in botany, plant ...

Historic Outbreaks of Coffee Wilt Disease Linked to Gene Transfer from Another Fungus Dec. 5, 2024 — The fungus that causes coffee wilt disease repeatedly took up segments of DNA from a related ...

Tim Fogg walked past the zombie spider fungus many times over the years before he learned what it actually was. As someone who explores caves for a living, Fogg would often see little globs of ...

Fungus gnats and scale insects are two pesky insects commonly found on plants this time of year. K-State horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini outlines what to look for.

Fungus gnats are small black flies, also known as sciarid flies, mushroom flies and mycetophilids. They are a very common pest, especially when plants are grown in pots of soil-free compost. In fact, ...

To identify honey fungus, look for white growths under the bark, bootlace-like threads in the soil, plant dieback and, in autumn, the honey-coloured toadstools. Sheets of white or creamy-white ...