The most effective pest control measures for fruit, shade or ornamental trees during 2019 will be applied this December and January. Many gardeners consider the application of oils as an organic ...

Common tree pests fall into three main categories: defoliators such as tent caterpillars that eat leaves, borers like emerald ash borer that attack the wood of the tree, and sap suckers like scale ...

Most gardeners reach for the spray bottle the moment they spot a pest. But that reflex may be doing more harm than good, ...

Folks seem to think that fruit trees are hard to grow and have too many bugs and diseases. Well, it’s just not true — unless you are listening to the wrong advice. Here’s a simple tutorial. Assuming ...

A new open-access article in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management offers maple tree owners information about the biology, damage, and management for the most important pests of maples with an ...

Dormant – in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation. I know this is referring to plants at rest in winter but, all I can see is that ninja fighter making a spectacular mid-air kick and ...

The hemlock woolly adelgid, an invasive aphid-like insect, is destroying Pennsylvania’s state tree and its forest. It is a headache to many homeowners and conservationists, but there are ways to ...

If you enjoy fresh, homegrown citrus fruit from your yard, pay attention: A devastating pest and the disease it carries are threatening Santa Clara County on multiple fronts. A pest called the Asian ...

If you don't mind cicadas, you might not notice when billions of them come crawling up from the ground this spring and summer in Illinois as part of a rare event that hasn't occurred for over 200 ...