Some would argue there’s nothing better than a live, freshly cut Christmas tree to bring joy and holiday spirit to your home ahead of the jolliest day of the year. The smell of fresh pine, the fun of ...

Days after setting up their live Christmas tree, a Maryland family found mites crawling out of it. They captured video of the bugs. Tree sellers say the infestations are rare, but can happen. So how ...

Spider mites can be quite the nuisance and in some cases very detrimental to host plants. Some western counties in the state are seeing high and damaging populations of two-spotted spider mites on ...

MERIDIAN, Texas (KWTX) - The year is ending on an up note for a Meridian couple whose Christmas tree farm sold its last tree Sunday despite a freak summer accident and a spider mite invasion. Kathy ...

A new pest in the state is a serious threat to lychee trees, so everyone growing a lychee tree will want to learn how to protect it. This new insect is the Lychee Erinose Mite and goes by the ...

Here is a good example of the interaction of the environment, trees, and their pests. In a Napa landscape, mixed ornamental planting, with perennials and shrubs, one of four Italian cypress trees ...

A: Yes, my husband asked me this question. He knows I love to solve a problem in the garden and landscape. Sure enough, this was right up my alley. After moving into our new home, I began a hunt as ...

Dear Dr. Dirt: We have a large maple tree growing in our lawn. Just this week, we noticed that the leaves are covered in these misshapen, red “balls.” The tree also looks a little sparse on leaves ...