Olive trees are generally understudied as a result, said Peter M. Brown, the director of Rocky Mountain Tree-Ring Research, who was not involved in the new study.

A single infected tree can have up to 1,000 weevils. Infected palms can be hard to spot because the larvae live inside their host trees; residents should look for dead and drooping fronds, as well ...

Olive trees are the new fiddle leaf fig trees — it’s a truth universally acknowledged by decor experts everywhere. Over the past year, these slim plants with their ethereal silvery-green ...

Red palm weevils typically take a year or two to kill a tree. Symptoms differ from those of a fungus common among Phoenix palms in Southern California. The fungus kills older fronds but leaves ...

Weevils in a beech tree are not hard to spot, said Wilmot. Islanders are being asked to report any sightings of weevil damage on beech tree leaves to the P.E.I. Invasive Species Council.

One of the projects I undertook when I moved to Lija three years ago was the Save-the-poor-old-olive-tree-at-the-back-of-the-garden. This olive tree had not borne fruit for years, its trunk was ...

The current best practice for preventing their spread is to treat palm trees with anti-weevil pesticides. As the weevils begin to invade San Diego, scientists are tracking their spread.

Palm weevils’ latest victims: century-old date palm trees in front of La Valencia Hotel Two trees are removed after they were infested with a form of beetle that has been killing palms in La ...

The beech leaf-mining weevil isn't very big at only two millimetres in length. But Acadia University biology professor Kirk Hillier says it shouldn't be underestimated because of its size. The ...

They provide shade to sunbathers on scorching hot days and a stunning backdrop to some of Europe's most fabled coastal scenery, but Italy's palm trees are being devastated by a voracious bug.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture says the red palm weevil -– which it has dubbed ‘the world’s worst pest of palm trees’ –- has been spotted in the Laguna Beach area.

Indonesia released about 500 weevils back in the 1980s, with studies showing successful fruit formation on palm oil trees increasing to 75 per cent from 40 per cent.