In 2003 a new insect pest was found in Los Angeles County. In 2012, a similar pest was identified in an avocado tree. Shortly ...

Squash vine borers ( Melittia cucurbitae) attack a wide range of plants including summer squash, winter squash, zucchini, ...

Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) beetles are an invasive species that found its way to the U.S. from China. First appearing in Kansas ...

For chemical pest control, timing of pesticide applications is just as important as positively identifying the problem and selecting the right pesticide. Following are some plant diseases controlled i ...

Spinosad insecticides are organic and are most often recommended ... serious pest of lime trees with larvae boring into the stems and branches Citrus Stem Borer (Zeuzera coffeae)- larvae bore into the ...

the City of Canning believes it has found a way to combat the polyphagous shot-hole borer. In the trial, 131 infested trees were injected with a small vitamin-like capsule containing insecticide ...

WATERBURY — As foresters have warned since 2018, the inevitable arrival of the destructive emerald ash borer has been documented in Waterbury. That was the news last week from Municipal Manager Tom ...

The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), an invasive insect native to Asia, has spread to 36 U.S. states and parts of Canada since its arrival in Minnesota around 1990. It now threatens forests as far north as ...

Initial deliveries have already been made to farmers in Mogpog and Santa Cruz, who now have access to NSIC Rc 160, a high-yielding variety that is highly resistant to pests such as yellow stem borers.

The species is under massive attack from the ‘Island pinhole borer’ (Xyleborous perforans), an insect that has turned nature’s ally. It bores holes into the trunk of the Senna trees and ...