Take quick action when fig whitefly hits your neighborhood.
Don't hesitate or it may be too late. Be ready with solid information.

Watch a video on pesticide use and application, for the homeowner.

For alternatives to ficus download a list of ornamental plants. List gives size; plants tolerance to drought, salt and cold; if they bear fruit and description.

A full-page graphic by the Sun Sentinel is also packed with information.

More information is also available from the Florida Division of Plant Industry.

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Ready for the switch to digital TV? If you need to buy a converter box or need help hooking one up, download our News Illustrated page that you see below.

It explains the difference between analog and digital broadcasting, how converter boxes work and how to hook them up.

You can still apply for a coupon for $40 off a digital-to-analog converter box. But be warned, it typically takes nine business days to process the request and mail out the coupons.

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Still not ready for the transition to digital cable broadcast? Don't worry because the senate voted to delay the switchover until June 12.

Apply for a coupon for a digital-to-analog converter box: The government is issuing $40 coupons toward specific converter boxes for analog television.

Download our News Illustrated page on The Digital Shift. Its full of information on what analog and digital broadcasting is, how converter boxes work and how to hook them up.

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High rises are using their roof space as gardens, green space and landscape.

Here is a graphic that shows how the roofs are layered to enable greenary:

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As much as you don't want to admit it, hurricane season is here. If you don't have shutters, get them now before prices go up in Summer. Check out all things hurricane on our hurricane guide page.

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Hurricane season starts Sunday. So with that in mind, this week's News Illustrated page in the Sun-Sentinel takes a look at weather buoys, which give us information to predict the weather. Sensors placed on the buoy help scientist measure air temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind speed, wind direction and wave data. These measurements help forecasters predict storms and, in turn, helps us prepare for them.

But weather buoys can also be use for lounging:

Also this Sunday, the Sun-Sentinel is chock-full of hurricane coverage, including our annual hurricane guide. Don't forget to pick it up.

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Today's homeowners can get desperate to sell.
Here are some tips to help you focus your efforts on preparing your home.

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