Many plants in Texas landscapes are suitable hosts for aphids, including bedding plants, ash, barberry, boxelder, crape ...

They are pear-shaped and can be green ... Chiggers are not harmful, just annoying. They don't spread diseases, but scratching could break the skin and lead to irritation or a possible infection.

Quinces were far more known and cultivated than apples for centuries, but they seem to be lost in obscurity nowadays. Let's ...

Getting four to five servings of fruit per day can reduce your risk of heart disease, obesity and type 2 diabetes. Eat these ...

In my previous column, "Spring watchfulness is key for trees and gardens," I touched on a big subject. In the intervening two ...

ARS scientists made a "sweet" discovery that may be important to solving a major problem within the citrus industry.

Noticing leaves on the ground under ash and maple trees causes us to look up into the trees where spots are seen on the ...

Its general appearance is a sick looking tree, with most of its young leaves blotchy and deformed. The cause is anthracnose, a fungal disease, common on this tree species, and more prevalent when ...

Invasives have largely wiped out the American chestnut and elm, caused “hell” with the beech, and are now wreaking havoc on ...

Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening disease, poses a serious threat to the Florida citrus industry. HLB is associated with tree infection by its presumed causal agent Candidatus ...