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Magnolia leaf-footed bugs are brown bugs occasionally found on magnolia. They do not pose a risk to human health and do not cause damage to or reduce the vigor of infested trees, but may be nuisance pests.

Maple leaves are often infested with a variety of odd-shaped galls and blotches. Many of these are galls that are caused by mites and flies. They do not usually affect the health of the tree.

Wood cockroaches are beneficial decomposers found in natural habitats. They occasionally enter homes where they can be nuisance pests.

Mimosa webworms feed on the leaves of Persian silk trees and honey locust trees, especially thornless varieties.

This small spider is commonly encountered in wooded locations, including landscaped residential and suburban locales.

Western conifer seed bugs feed on conifer seeds and cones. They can be a nuisance to homeowners when they move indoors to overwinter in the fall.

Arthropods, including plant pests and biocontrol agents, are often difficult to identify with the naked eye.

¿Cuándo necesita una calcomanía de movimiento lento (un triángulo anaranjado) nueva para su vehículo, lentes de protección o una cubierta protectora para la toma de fuerza (TDF o PTO - power take off en inglés), a donde va para conseguirlos?

As the climate of the earth has changed over the centuries, trees have been there to contribute to and record the action.

Spent mushroom substrate is the soil-like material remaining after a crop of mushrooms. Spent substrate is high in organic matter making it desirable for use as a soil amendment or soil conditioner.

At some point you have probably walked through a forest path and seen a cut stump on the ground. From this cut stump, amazingly, you could see fresh shoots with leaves growing up from its base. But why are some species better at it than others?

Needled evergreens have been described as the "backbones of the landscape."

Parrotia persica, also known as Persian ironwood, is native to a relatively small region of northern Iran and Azerbaijan, near the southern edge of the Caspian Sea.

Lacebark pine, Pinus bungeana, is native to eastern and central China.

One of the great benefits of growing fruit in the home garden is the ability to harvest the fruit according to individual taste.

Aphids are pear-shaped, tiny (1/16 to 3/8 inch long), soft-bodied, sucking insects with small heads and a pair of cornicles ("exhaust pipes").

Annual sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) is one of the annual thistles.

Cornus mas blooms on bare branches in March, with leaves following a bit later.

Are you looking for a weeping tree? Or maybe you need an upright grower to 25 feet tall, or one that will top out at 8-10 feet?

Living in the humid mid-Atlantic area, we have lots of fungal and bacterial diseases to contend with.

American yellowwood, Cladrastis kentukea, is a great shade tree and a lovely flowering tree.

My neighbor came up to me last month and told me he was sorry that my tree had died. I was puzzled, because I was not aware that any of my trees had died.

Picturesque may be the first word that comes to mind when describing the Japanese white pine, Pinus parviflora.

Oak wilt is not known east of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. In 2021, there was a suspected case on the border of Chester and Delaware counties that has since been discredited.

Glyphosate is the active ingredient in non-selective, systemic herbicides sold under various trade names – Roundup, Accord, Glypro, and many others.