Tip: Check over houseplants for pests.

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By now your houseplants have been indoors for a while. Insect pests like our warm, dry homes. Take time this week to look closely at your houseplants for signs of pests like mealybugs, scale, and spidermites. Look for white cottony stuff, webbing, sticky surfaces.

Managing insects on indoor plants from Extension can help.

Sometimes the solution is as easy as giving your plants a shower!