My Japanese magnolias have this horrible disease that causes tan-colored growths that look like boils on the branches and attract flies. A black mildew is on the leaves, and the leaves eventually die.

Once this deadly pest infects your backyard hardwoods, there is no cure and no way to save your tree. Here's what to look for ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The dreaded emerald ash borer has made its way into Portland, and it poses a threat to every ash tree in the city. The invasive beetle from East Asia has already had a ...

Our research team set out to combine AI-based early pest detection methods with existing integrated pest management practices ...

Small, but destructive, bark beetles are quietly putting stress on Peninsula oaks and pines. Early detection of this group of ...

Through photosynthesis, plants use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich carbon compounds such as glucose. These compounds not only sustain the plant's own growth and ...

In about 30 acres of dense forest in the Litchfield Hills, a team of foresters and researchers are pioneering new forest ...

The plastic needles on your next artificial Christmas tree may actually be plant-based — although not as plant-based as a real tree, of course. Balsam Brands, the company that makes the Balsam Fir ...

More than 50 ash trees in downtown Dover will be removed over the next several years due to an invasive beetle, according to the city. The emerald ash borer beetle is killing the city's ash trees, ...

Laurel wilt was first detected in the United States in Savannah, Georgia, in 2002. The fungus can kill a tree within weeks. Some of its rapid devastation includes wiping out more than 90% of the ...

There's good news and bad news at Trident Technical College: we now have crape myrtle scale. The good news is horticulture students get firsthand exposure to this invasive pest. The bad news is we ...