Ohio is the 10th state to confirm cases of boxwood blight, a fungus that defoliates the ornamental plants common in front yards and public spaces, state agriculture officials said yesterday.

Q: Could you please identify the problem with this leaf? We have four of these trees that line our patio and provide wonderful shade. Each of the trees is showing the same spots. There is new ...

It has since been identified in Mississippi and Florida, too. The disease attacks a plant and defoliates it, killing the plant or severely reducing yields. It's an aggressive disease that infects ...

The bugs are already in northern New Brunswick. The spruce budworm defoliates trees and after about four or five years of doing this, it can kill them. Spruce budworm is particularly dangerous ...

The colourful beetle defoliates eucalyptus trees, and even small amounts of damage renders eucalyptus foliage crops unmarketable. In the absence of natural control, insecticide applications have ...