Q: How soon should I start spraying my apple tree with Sevin to stop bug damage to apples? Last year I had quite a bit of damage. The tree is just starting to leaf out. — Robert M. A: If the damage ...

I received the following email from Doug Brooks, who gardens in Claremont. “For years, I have used some type of yearly insect control product to help protect my fruit trees. The last few years I have ...

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 ...

Yep, those straight rows or columns of holes in the trunks and limbs of your tree are compliments of the pretty sapsucker woodpecker. These pretty birds are seeking the sugar that has been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Emerald ash borer larva cut these feeding galleries on the trunk of a dead ash tree in Michigan. corfoto via Getty Images The ...

The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) is a deceptively attractive metallic-green adult beetle with a red abdomen. But few people ever actually see the insect itself — just the trail of ...