Streetlights left on all night cause leaves to become so tough that insects cannot eat them, threatening the food chain, a study has found. “We noticed that, compared with natural ecosystems, tree ...

Nearly two years after it was believed to have been found in Tarrant County, the existence of an invasive, tree-killing beetle has been confirmed in Denton and Bowie counties. The Texas A&M Forest ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Department of Forestry spent three years collecting more than 900,000 seeds from populations of Oregon ash trees throughout the state. The ODF employees completed ...

NORTH CAROLINA, N.C. (WTVD) -- An invasive insect species is posing a serious threat to a popular kind of tree in the Carolinas. The Crape Myrtle Bark Scale is a felt scale insect that has a main diet ...

DILWORTH — After an ill-fated arrival last spring, the emerald ash borer is burrowing down for winter on the Minnesota side of the river. The invasive pest, native to Asia, was first discovered in ...

Trees are often promoted as an important tool for combating climate change. That’s because trees take in carbon dioxide from the air and lock it away in wood and soil for years. But trees may not be ...