Diseases/Insects
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Saving Hemlocks
As most of you readers already know, the wooly adelgid that attacks our native hemlock trees…
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Ash Borer Spreads to NY
The deadly emerald ash borer, which has killed millions of ash trees in the American Midwest,…
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Air Pollution Impedes Pollination
Researchers at the University of Virginia have found that air pollution from power plants and vehicles…
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Tree News
Hope for Hemlocks Hemlocks, of course, are one of our most beautiful and versatile native trees. …
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Honeybee Update
A team of scientists working to solve the mysterious disappearance of American honeybees has found a…
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Action Plan for Bee Colony Collapse Problem
The US Department of Agriculture has announced a coordinated plan to figure out what’s causing honeybee…
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Beetles Endanger Ash Trees & Baseball
Pennsylvania is the latest state that’s facing the elimination of most of its ash trees. The…
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Colony Collapse Cure?
An entomologist at the University of West Virginia’s Davis College of Agriculture believes the so-called "Colony…
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Ash Trees – Promising Research
More than 20 million native ash trees have been killed in the past several years by…
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Beginning of the End for a Noted Plant Scourge
Phytophthora, in its many forms, is very true to its name, which literally means "plant destroyer." …