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 ...

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.

The fuchsia gall mite may be a microscopic creature, but it has a devastating effect on fuchsia plants. First discovered in Brazil in the 1970s, it has since spread to other parts of the world, ...

A devastating pest of fuchsias has been found for the first time on mainland Britain, according to the Royal Horticultural Society. The fuschia gall mite has the potential to spread rapidly, affecting ...