Small, spotted creatures - known for being "ravenous feeders" - were found in Virginia for the first time, officials said. Box tree moths, a species native to east Asia, were found at four places in ...

State and federal agriculture specialists are encouraging people to take some time this month and check their property for ...

VDACS discovers the first box tree moths in Virginia, threatening boxwood plants, commonly used in landscaping.

Environmental officials want you to start checking your trees for adult Asian longhorned beetles because the invasive beetle ...

Seen a spotted lanternfly in Ohio? Well, they're invasive. More on their life cycle, eggs, size, how to kill them and what to ...

APHIS declares August ‘Tree Check Month’ because this time of year is when the beetle and the damage it causes to trees are ...

The species was brought to North America from Asia in the 1900s with the goal of combatting fire blight, a bacterial disease among common pear trees. Fire blight was widespread at the time, and ...

Where did it come from, why is it so popular, why is it such an awful tree to plant, and some suggestions for better species to plant in its place. Pyrus calleryana, the Callery pear (Fig. 1), was ...