Question: What is causing this white webbing that looks like it’s oozing from old pruning cuts in apple trees? Answer: I had never seen anything like those images of white foamy icing rings around the ...

INSECTS The spirea aphid, Aphis spiraecola, an invasive pest, has been discovered for the first time in Denmark by University of Copenhagen researchers. The extent of its current distribution remains ...

Alias: Woolly apple aphids are most known for giving your apple tree a furry look on the main trunks and limbs. Adult woolly apple aphids are small tear dropped shaped insects that are covered in a ...

If you have aphids on a large tree and don't want to use chemicals, what should you do? According to Terrill Collier, president of Collier Arbor Care, you have three options: 1. Ignore it and live ...

Answer: Looking at the sample you brought in, the leaf curl on your peach tree branches is pretty extreme, and when I turned over and uncurled the leaves I found a ton of chubby green aphids hiding ...

Few insects strike greater fear into the hearts of orchard-owners than rosy apple aphids. These tiny bugs feed on the leaves of apple trees, draining them of nutrients. Their saliva, meanwhile, ...

Many homeowners enjoy growing their own fruit, but they have also learned that they require a lot of care to approach the quality of products obtained from a commercial orchard or grocery store.