It’s a tiny insect, but the gradual rampage of the woolly adelgid is visible in the fading green of a dying hemlock tree. North Chelmsford-based arborist John Coppinger needs a magnifying glass to see ...

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Safeguarding your trees against pests is important to their health and longevity. Invasive species can wreak havoc by defoliating or infecting trees, and left untreated, can lead to loss of limbs and ...

Although red netting generally isn't used, a 2015 study showed that when crops were irradiated with red light, pest insects known as onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) tended to stay away from the plants.

Last week felt like I should have been working in the garden, flying a kite, or wade fishing for crappie. Other than the two ...

‘I have some weird, seemingly hollow, green, round balls falling from my oak tree. What in the world are these things?” — S.Y. You are describing an interesting growth that can occur on a variety of ...