Ocean Ridge Commissioners passed an ordinance in July that requires residents to remove foliage that’s dead or dying due to pests like the white fly. The ordinance gives residents 60 days to try to treat the plants; if plants don’t respond, however,
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By Antigone Barton
While the ficus whitefly continues to challenge landscapers seeking to preserve privacy hedges, a new pest has arrived with its own set of challenges.
Not the least of those challenges is confusion, as it shares a last name
By Steve Plunkett
Homeowners find alternatives as fungus wipes out impatiens
Homeowners who don’t have professionals tending their ficus hedges are the targets of a renewed war on whiteflies.
The pests cause ficus to wilt, turn yellow, drop le