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 ...

Streetlights left on all night cause leaves to become so tough that insects cannot eat them, threatening the food chain, a study has found. “We noticed that, compared with natural ecosystems, tree ...

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 ...

Damage by certain insects and fungi tends to be greatest in US woodlands where maximum temperatures during the warmest months ...

NORTH CAROLINA, N.C. (WTVD) -- An invasive insect species is posing a serious threat to a popular kind of tree in the Carolinas. The Crape Myrtle Bark Scale is a felt scale insect that has a main diet ...

Researchers explain why shot‑hole borers spread unevenly, how pollution and stress play a role, and what the infestations ...

A new, invasive insect species has been detected in Ohio for the first time, authorities said. The elm zigzag sawfly was spotted by researchers infesting elm trees in both Franklin and Delaware ...

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HONOLULU (Island News) -- If part of your family's Black Friday is shopping for the perfect Christmas tree, we do have some questions you need to ask retailers before you buy and some tips on how to ...

If you want to draw in butterflies, small flowers in garden beds aren't your only option. This tree's yellow, fragrant ...