Ficus is a genus of plants comprising more than 800 species and is known best for its elegant leaves and graceful appearance.

Town officials are encouraging owners to rip out their ficus benjamina hedges and replace them with natives or “Florida-friendly” plants that are resistant to the pest.

Caring for plants is great for your well-being—so long as your plants don't die. Here, find five pro-recommended low-maintenance ficuses.

From folded leaves to white fuzz, Dan Gill explains how to fight bugs that cause odd symptoms for hibiscuses and ficus ...

They are among a growing number of town residents who are getting rid of their ficus plants, which are susceptible to whiteflies, and replacing them with native varieties. Town Councilwoman Bobbie ...

Last year, the council passed a law banning any new plantings of ficus benjamina because of the whitefly problem. To qualify for the free pickup of discarded ficus hedges, the replacement ...

2. Ficus (Ficus benjamina) Shallow roots, top heavy 3. Laurel Oak (Quercus laurifolia) Weaker than live oaks 4. Mahogany (Swietenia mahogani) Brittle branches break 5.

Ficus benjamina L. (Moraceae) is an exotic ornamental plant in Brazil. The aim of this study was to identify a defoliator and its parasitoid on F. benjamina plants in Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil and ...

Another plant you probably shouldn't move outdoors is the weeping fig (Ficus benjamina) because it literally hates being moved at all and will respond by dropping most of its leaves.

Host specificity tests on Gynaikothrips ficorum (Marchal) and Gynaikothrips uzeli (Zimmerman) (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) have shown that under experimental conditions, G. ficorum will induce leaf ...