We’re all familiar with weeds, but invasive plants are another major category to watch out for in your garden.

Here we’ll use Boulder, Colorado, as an example. In Boulder, when you see a dot at the base of the tree, that signifies it ...

When you think of animals that eat wood, termites are likely the first critters to come to mind. Termites are small insects that eat a variety of decaying plant matter, from leaf litter to wood. They ...

Even invasives with no direct health effects can trigger indirect health impacts; for example, the ragweed leaf beetle ... practices that had persisted for generations. Emerald ash tree borer chewing ...

Since the emerald ash borer was first detected in Vermont in 2018, Plainfield has been unlucky in its relationship with the invasive beetle. The town was a hotspot for infestations in late April, ...

It was about four years ago when I first noticed how devastating the Emerald Ash Borer infestation was. It was about this ...

This tree has been attacked by emerald ash borers. If the problem is detected early, an arborist may be able to save your tree.(Courtesy Southern Botanical) What you’ll notice: Decline from the ...

To save oak trees, UC Cooperative Extension is organizing a GSOB Blitz, a community-powered effort to detect and map goldspotted oak borer infestations, in June.

The spruce budworm is a native forest insect causing concern across Minnesota’s coniferous forests since at least 1954.