The United States Department of Agriculture has declared August as “Tree Check Month” to inspect your trees for invasive beetles. So, just when you thought, “Summer is coming to an end, there couldn’t ... Read More >
The Seasonal Fall Webworm Is Here – Are You Noticing this Eyesore?
As late summer approaches, ominous webs have begun to pop up across neighborhood trees. These silken nests are the homes of the fall webworm! Fall webworms (Hyphantria cunea) are a species of moth ... Read More >
Keep an Eye Out: The Destructive Spotted Lanternfly Is Coming to Your Yard
Imagine this - it's Labor Day weekend and your family is coming by for one last summer get-together. The weather is perfect; the once sweltering days have finally cooled down to a comfortable warmth. ... Read More >
Noticing These Bugs? What Saproxylic Insects Mean for Your Trees
For the common nature lover, the death of a tree is a sorrowful moment. For these wood-munching insects - it’s a necessity. Saproxylic insects are invertebrates that depend on dead and decaying wood ... Read More >
Gloomy Scale Under Sunny Skies: What You Need to Know About this Sneaky Bug
As the sun emerges and heats up each summer morning, a menacing presence casts a gloomy shadow over our plants - the gloomy scale. Native to the eastern United States, gloomy scale (Melanaspis ... Read More >
