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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Closeup of a hand holding a green leaf with aphid infestation. - Tomasz Klejdysz/Getty Images Common tree pests fall into three ...

Unfortunately, many pests love fruit trees and can easily damage leaves and spoil harvests. However, there are ways to get rid of these problematic visitors—without using harmful pesticides. For ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person cutting fruit from a lemon tree - Kathrin Ziegler/Getty Images Growing a lovely, healthy lemon tree that allows you to ...

In between beach days and backyard barbecues, the end of summer is a good time to examine your trees for signs of hazardous invasive insects. The USDA has named August as Tree Check Month to encourage ...

The larval, caterpillar stage of a box tree moth - Tomasz Klejdysz/Shutterstock Boxwood (Buxus) trees and shrubs are celebrated for their versatility as accent plants and topiary, and perhaps even ...

Spring is often synonymous with allergies, especially in New England, where pollen counts surge dramatically with the blooming of trees, grasses and flowers. Yet, allergy symptoms like sneezing, ...

The hemlock woolly adelgid, a nonnative invasive insect and specialist, has killed millions of hemlock trees in the U.S., highlighting the potential threat and impact such pests can have on our ...

This is just one example of guidance Nebraska towns receive from University of Nebraska–Lincoln experts to create more robust ...

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 ...