What is pine wilt disease? Basically, a lethal invasion of a microscopic worm called a nematode. Nematodes are the “most ...

This is a 25-year-old crape myrtle. I have 20 to 25 crape myrtles in my yard and this is the only one that has this condition ...

Extended drought has increased timber harvests in some areas while stressing Arkansas forests and making trees more ...

Bugs run rampant in the summer, and if you have ever suffered a mosquito bite and regretted not putting on bug spray, you should know about nature's insect repellent: the Indiana bat. Federally ...

As Whip-poor-wills grow scarce in the region's pine woods, a larger and considerably ruder cousin has taken up residence: the ...

The image of biological discovery is usually tied to distant rainforests, isolated islands or mountain ranges that few people ...

Colorado’s top forest health concern is a mountain pine beetle outbreak on the Front Range that has expanded by nearly 150% from 2024 to 2025, according to a Colorado State Forest Service report. The ...

Tree mortality in New Mexico tripled in 2025 as warm temperatures and drought conditions made trees susceptible to insect attack and other stressors, according to a newly released report from the New ...

HUANGSHAN, China — As temperatures neared their midday peak, Hu Xiaosong was doing his regular patrol, at an altitude of more than 5,500 feet, to protect a 1,000-year-old pine tree that he says is ...

The emerald ash borer's larvae attack trees from within. Beech leaf disease from nematodes attack beech trees; Various fungal species plague white pine trees. PAXTON – When it c ...