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The lanternfly has spread to 14 states, including Tennessee, since 2014, and attacks more than 70 species of plants.

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Imagine walking across the seemingly endless, sun-baked plains of southern Africa. The ground looks barren, the air shimmers ...

While egg-laying by female cicadas can cause “flagging” on trees and shrubs (death of branch tips, from the egg-laying site ...

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Earth Day is April 22 and is celebrated across the country, including in Wisconsin, with environmental events, celebrations ...

When each Dipteryx tree was zapped, an average of 9.2 neighboring trees were killed as the electricity traveled between adjoining vines and touching branches ... in the ecology of: cities ...