If you take a closer look at the white floof, you’ll see that they’re actually insects.Asian woolly hackberry aphids can be ...

If you’ve been outside in Alabama in the last couple of weeks, you’ve probably seen small white puff balls floating in the air. No, those aren’t feathers or flowers – they are actually tiny living ...

One of the coolest things about working as an extension agent is that every day is different. Within the last week you may have seen white non-native aphids flying near sugarberry trees if you have ...

This article is one in a series of Nature Notes columns on Frederick County’s trees. Discover Frederick’s diverse array of trees on a self-guided walking tour. To see all of the trees, it should take ...

Aphids can produce large amounts of sticky honeydew. The tiny droplets fall on leaves and anything below, such as bedding plants, outdoor decks, furniture, toys, sidewalks, driveways and automobiles.

If you've noticed a few more worms than usual in your trees you're not alone. Many people around North Texas have been reporting a rise in "tree worms," experts say are called leafrollers. The worms ...

During my first semester in college, a few years back, I had a class every Saturday at 8 a.m. Fortunately, I think, we don't have things scheduled that way now. But it was my botany lab, which I ...