I am a landscaper in southern Marin. I have been trying to find information about this since early summer. I have seen this not only on the trees but also on the groundcover myoporum 'Putah Creek' in ...

Q:Months ago you wrote an article in The Chronicle about thrips in myoporum trees in the Bay Area ("Stepping up the fight against myoporum thrips," May 9; sfgate.com ...

Cultivating a lush lawn takes a lot of maintenance, especially in hot, drought-prone regions. If you’re looking for a practical and pretty alternative, a myoporum ground cover could be worth ...

LIHUE – Myoporum thrips, invasive insects that attacks native naio plants (Myoporum spp.), have been detected for the first time on the island of Kauai. Fine ash from the eruption has fallen as far as ...

Q: I usually spray my peach tree for leaf curl in winter after the leaves fall. This year, my tree bloomed before all the leaves dropped. Can I still spray the tree or is it too late? A: Warm weather ...

Myoporum thrips are harmful to the native naio plant. Photo courtesy state Department of Land and Natural Resources An invasive insect that attacks native naio plants has been found on Kauai, but ...

There’s another new pest in town, in fact it is all over Southern California now. It is responsible for defacing a species of shrub that has been one of the toughest and most problem free in our ...

Myoporum thrips damage naio trees. The tiny insects have been a problem for at least a decade. The plan detailed the location of many of Oahu’s naio trees and established a response protocol. “It gave ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Native naio plants in Hawaiʻi are under attack from invasive insects. For the first time ever, Myoporum thrips have been found on Kauaʻi, reported the State. “Myoporum thrips feed ...