The Maryland Department of Agriculture has reported an outbreak of defoliating caterpillars in Western Maryland.

The most recent spongy moth outbreak reached its peak in 2021, but their numbers have been declining for the last few years,” ...

From the editorial: "Smith called this summer a 'perfect storm' for mosquitoes and other unwanted picnic guests. Expect ...

In one video, the expert urges gardeners to completely get rid of a particular kind of leaf if spotted in the gardens. He ...

So, it is small wonder the neighbourhood is excited about the return of the western toads! I certainly need them in my garden if only to help me control the number of slugs which are completely ...

The oak processionary moth caterpillars are known to defoliate trees and have adverse effects on human health, with the ...

Predators of the genus Podisus are natural enemies used for biological control. They occur in the entire American Continent (Thomas, 1992) and have been found in agriculture and forest areas in Brazil ...

The eastern spruce budworm is a native insect that munches on balsam fir, leaving some 1,100 square miles of trees defoliated or dead last year, the most in the region since 1961. A spruce budworm ...

Initially described as Malpighia crassifolia L.s in 1821 (Tropicos, 2019), the tree was later redescribed as Byrsonima crassifolia (L.) Kunth (Malpighiaceae), popularly known as “murici” is a ...

The discovery provides a "clear, detailed explanation" of how the fungi help protect the tree against the defoliating insect, says forest entomologist Nadir Erbilgin, a professor in the Faculty of ...