When the trees trade their green for golden, something far less charming than pumpkin spice and flannel makes its presence known. As the temperature drops, numerous bugs start searching for a place to ...

Q: Most mornings, my pine tree is a gathering spot for a flock of twittering small finches. They poke and prod in the green needles and then, poof, they all leave in a rush. I have a watering dish set ...

Now is the time to spray if you want to save a pine. Or pines. With the summer assault of mountain pine beetles weeks away and engraver beetles already in the air, there's no time to waste in ...

Many gardeners, as well as the horticulturists at the Chicago Botanic Garden, had issues with magnolia scale last year, and it’s a pest to watch closely for in 2025. The Garden’s plant health care ...

When the invasive spongy moth is in its caterpillar phase, it isn’t a picky eater. That’s part of the reason the bugs are so destructive. “They eat between [300] and 500 different types of plants,” ...