Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A western pine beetle rests on a sap mound on a pine tree. - Charles Wollertz/Getty Images A thriving pine tree is a thing of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nothing says Christmas like a freshly cut tree. Be aware, though, that it could harbour some unwelcome visitors. Ulrich Perrey/dpa ...

SANTA CRUZ — After infested trees were recently discovered near the Tannery Arts Center, the city of Santa Cruz is asking community members to watch out for signs of an invasive beetle that has the ...

This fallen oak branch in Napa County was infested with Mediterranean oak borers. The beetles are known to make distinct fork-like galleries as shown. Courtesy Curtis Ewing, Cal Fire Invasive beetles ...

A man paints limewash on an oak tree infested with the goldspotted oak borer in Orange County's Silverado Canyon in May 2024. The beetle has spread north to Ventura County. (Allen J. Schaben / Los ...

The joy of having your own homegrown lemons to pick from a tree in your yard is quickly dashed by signs of pests. It's a disappointment all gardeners have to face but never quite get used to when all ...

One black olive and its poetic branches are now gone from the tree-lined median that some say gives Fort Lauderdale’s Las Olas Boulevard its famous charm. The termite-infested tree, deemed unhealthy ...