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 ...

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” ...

Looking upward into the branches of a very large elm tree. - Alex Cristi /Getty Images Summertime shade might be the most obvious benefit trees provide, but they also improve air quality, cool the air ...

Don’t panic if you see spots on your tree’s leaves or something strange on the bark. Get to work diagnosing the problem with this guide that features pictures of common tree diseases and pests that ...

The spotted lanternfly is an invasive pest threatening Ohio's grape and wine industry. Learn how to control it this spring.

Pecans have particular requirements for pollination, nutrients, and pest management if they are to produce abundant crops. Remember that many pecan cultivars do not start producing nuts until they are ...

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 ...

The spotted lanternfly has been spreading across the United States, damaging well-established trees and threatening the country’s fruit crops. First found in eastern Pennsylvania in 2014, this ...

Folks seem to think that fruit trees are hard to grow and have too many bugs and diseases. Well, it’s just not true — unless you are listening to the wrong advice. Here’s a simple tutorial. Assuming ...