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 ...
Following recent ice storms across the southern United States, forestry experts caution landowners to watch for storm-damaged ...
Nearly two years after it was believed to have been found in Tarrant County, the existence of an invasive, tree-killing beetle has been confirmed in Denton and Bowie counties. The Texas A&M Forest ...
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 ...
EMMET COUNTY, Iowa (KTIV) - The Emerald Ash Borer insect has been confirmed all over Iowa. On Thursday, Oct. 17, the tree-killing insect was confirmed in all of Iowa’s 99 counties, according to a news ...
Trees are often promoted as an important tool for combating climate change. That’s because trees take in carbon dioxide from the air and lock it away in wood and soil for years. But trees may not be ...
A strange pest has killed billions of dollars worth of trees in 30 states and two Canadian provinces. Since 2013, with its detection in Boulder, Colorado’s trees are now on the hit list. If you have ...