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 ...

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 ...

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida on care of peach trees, phalaenopsis orchids, tropical fruit trees, ...

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 ...

Correct timing on pest control measures is key to good control, but that’s difficult when insect or disease symptoms don’t show up until much later in the growing season. This week, we’ll look at ...

Two insects tend to be the most prevalent pests in our area’s fruit trees: the codling moth (apples) and the western cherry fruit fly (cherries). Both create “wormy” fruit, and both, once the “worm” ...

Most O'Fallon homeowners start with good intentions. A bag of fertilizer here, a bottle of weed killer there, maybe some pest spray from the hardware store. But after a season ...