Fuchsias have beautiful flowers. The flowers hang gracefully like ballerinas in their colorful tutus. Fuchsia gall mite (Aculops fuchsiae) was accidentally introduced from South America in the 1980s.

Q: I have two types of fuchsia in my yard, one with a purple flower and pinkish-white skirt, and another with a white flower and red multiple skirt. The latter plant has had gall mites for many years.

Q: A salesperson at Flowercraft Garden Center in San Francisco recommended that I ask you about approaches for treating fuchsia mites. My old plants have developed curly leaves but still flower nicely ...

The pest fuchsia gall mite (Aculops fuchsiae) was accidentally introduced from South America in the 1980s. They are microscopic wormlike mites and occur in growing tips year-round, and in flowers ...

With 100 species and more than 10,000 cultivated varieties to choose from, fuchsias are gaining in popularity. Hundreds of the fairylike flowers in a rainbow of colors were on display at the South ...

Spring has set in, despite the remains of a rainy season. Over a strong cup of Catharine’s special brew, I view our garden with anticipation. I have cleared out the accumulation of last year’s ...