Safeguarding your trees against pests is important to their health and longevity. Invasive species can wreak havoc by defoliating or infecting trees, and left untreated, can lead to loss of limbs and ...

Angela Mech, assistant professor of Entomology at University of Maine, has been leading the research for the i-Tree pest predictor. Mech specializes in invasive forest insects. University of Maine ...

Cottony white insects have been found in counties across western and southeastern Michigan, prompting state agencies to issue ...

The Washington Invasive Species Council is asking residents to check trees and swimming pools in their yards for harmful bugs as part of the national Tree Check Month in August. August is the peak ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — If you find a mystery bug on your plant, there’s a way here in Albuquerque to figure out what it is. The Bernalillo County Extension Office offers a bug identification ...

Q: I have a pine tree that is oozing a waxy substance. There is so much of it that the rocks beneath the tree are shiny. I also noticed that the branches are covered with little black bugs. They look ...

DROUGHT ON TREES ACROSS OUR STATE. IT’S A12 PUNCH BROUGHT ON BY DROUGHT. TREES ARE LESS VIGOROUS IS WEAKER AND MORE VULNERABLE. INVASIVE INSECTS. SOME AREAS ARE ALREADY SEEING THE EFFECTS, THE SPONGY ...

Insects are everywhere, crawling across sidewalks, hanging out in our gardens, and even invading our homes. Despite inhabiting nearly every corner of the planet, many of the most common insect species ...

Before you start looking for signs of spring in the garden, look around for trouble: insect eggs. “A number of problem insects overwinter as eggs on trees and shrubs,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant ...

My favorite part of the holidays has always been the Christmas tree. There is just something magical about bringing a real, live, fresh-cut evergreen tree into my living room and decorating it with ...

To properly manage a tree, you need to know what species it is. Plus, tree identification is a lot of fun. Knowing a tree’s species is key to understanding their proper growing conditions, how to ...