The corn earworm causes the loss of more than 76,000 bushels of corn in the United States annually, and there is mounting evidence that increasingly extreme weather events and temperatures will ...

As climate change and pests put increasing pressure on forests, the right forest management practices are emerging as key to preserving biodiversity. A recent study published in Forest Ecosystems ...

Is there an effective treatment for crape myrtle bark scale? It’s not as bad as it was a few years ago, but I’d like to ...

If you can't "learn to live with them," Neil Sperry suggests a ground cover that makes mowing around them unnecessary ...

The Cooperative Extension Plant Clinic can provide information on scale insect control, urban tree care, and other horticultural problems.

Nut trees make great additions to your yard - and your kitchen - but which are worth growing, and which should you avoid? Let ...

If you live in this part of the world, how does your garden grow? I grew up in Charleston, South Carolina, with a yard that celebrated the best of the Southern landscape. Some of the features came ...

Pests such as rats, mice, and bedbugs are a huge annoyance to UK households, sneaking their way into all different parts of your home and damaging property, often resulting in a hefty bill. Not ...

Credit: Katja Schulz/Creative Commons In 2009, an invasive tree pest was discovered on an ash tree in St. Paul. This past fall, 15 years later, the city cut down its last ash tree. While St ...

But thankfully, the winter precipitation that is unusual for the Gulf Coast likely did not affect New Orleans' plants and wildlife, experts say, from stately live oak trees to pesky mosquitoes.