David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

“One interesting thing about our piñons,” arborist Tracy Neal said, “is that because it’s so dry here, there are almost no diseases they have to deal with.” But the number of insect pests more than ...

Mealybugs are a soft scale and, like all scale insects, can be challenging to control. Their waxy white covering protects them from most pesticides. But there are effective treatments to get rid of ...

When most people see a leafhopper in their backyard garden, they notice little more than a tiny green or striped insect flicking from leaf to leaf. But these insects are actually master engineers, ...

A: From the photos, I can see that the leaves on the peaches are a bit tattered, but it’s those “black things” that look like large drips of black coffee that have me most concerned for the health of ...

Oregon's forests could be at risk from an invasive insect species if Christmas trees from North Carolina and sold at big box retailers aren't properly disposed of this holiday season, state officials ...

There are seven species of Apis honey bee in the world, all of them native to Asia, Europe, and Africa. Apis mellifera, the western honey bee, is the species recognized globally as “the honey bee.” ...

Dried cochineal insects — shown here in the center of the photo — can be processed to create several natural dyes such as carmine and cochineal extract. These products get their red hue from carminic ...

The mysterious bug that’s been devouring coastal marshes in Louisiana over the last six years likely came aboard a ship from Beijing, new research has found. And the solution to this insect invasion ...