Plant diseases cost the global economy hundreds of billions of dollars every year, with between 20 to 40 percent of global ...

Moreover, its fruit litter can worsen the fly infestation in your yard because ... Pests aren't a problem usually, but if you spot ants or aphids, watch for fire blight as they may vector this disease ...

Children and scientists discover how wasps trick ants into protecting their larvae, changing our understanding of nature's ...

Oak wilt is one of the most impactful tree diseases nationally, and is particularly destructive here in Central Texas, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. Oak wilt involves a fungus that ...

Vancouver is allocating almost $3 million to speed up the removal of dead trees in Stanley Park that are decaying faster than expected due to a hemlock looper moth infestation. The infestation ...

"He’s going to make the All-Star Team," Barkley said. "I’m not going. I’m not going to that rat-infested place out in San Francisco." Barkley responded to one of his colleagues calling San ...

In a list of 50 metro areas in the country, several Texas cities made the list for bug-infested cities. Here is a look at the ranking. According to the Terminix study, five Texas cities made the ...

Officials said drought can stress vegetative growth, and issues mounted even more for pine trees infested with beetles. Some of the beetles carried a fungus capable of clogging one of the trees ...

Communities in the Bow Valley say they are more prepared than ever, as the unofficial start of the wildfire season looms in Alberta. The Alberta Forestry and Parks minister and municipal officials ...

A hand lens will be useful to help you check for their presence. If the infestation is severe, you may want to remove the entire crop. Practise crop rotation and avoid growing the same species in ...

Dec. 17, 2024 — Economists looked at test scores and school attendance for Chicago-area kids before and after a bug infestation wiped out the city's ash trees. Education outcomes for low-income ...