As if weeds and weird weather weren't bad enough, gardeners also have to face insect pests. Here's how to deal with them. Do you garden? I do, and every year, I watch my tomatoes and lettuce get ...

A swarm of destructive wasp-like insects is spreading fast, and it could mean bad news for pine trees, holiday traditions, and your backyard.

Summer is here and in full swing. Also here are ticks, mosquitoes, bagworms, and poison hemlock. Numbers of ticks have risen ...

Within three months, a shipment of small branches arrived in California. The branches carried not only cottony cushion scale, ...

Lots of folks want to know how to get their pecan tree to produce a crop each year. Unfortunately, it’s not practical or even ...

They’re not especially harmful to the tree, but they are unsightly, especially when you get them all over the branches. They’re the work of female wasp-like insects that sting the small twigs ...

Summer won't officially start until June 20, but Texas pests might have missed the memo. Insects and arachnids have started to become a bother for Texans. While some are innocent in nature, others ...

If you suspect you have pecan weevil in your residential pecan trees, contact your local County Cooperative Extension Office. Chaves County residents may contact Sandra Barraza at 575-622-3210.

Waterthymes Waterthymes are an aquatic plant native to Asia and they were first introduced to the U.S. in the 1950s, primarily to be used in aquariums. This submersed plant can grow to all the way ...

This insect poses a great risk to human health, as it can transmit West Nile virus and several other diseases. Tiger mosquitos can also harm pets, as it can spread parasitic heartworms within dogs.

Louisiana has become home to numerous invasive species, some of them wreaking havoc on the state's environment. Here are the threats to the state.