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Lecanium scale attach themselves to the leaves and twigs of trees and feed on plant nutrients, causing significant damage.
Many crape myrtle trees across the D.C. region are infested by a bug called bark scale, which leaves behind a black fungal infection. A cure is elusive.
Beech trees vary their annual seed production in step, often on a continental scale. They do this to increase the efficiency of their reproduction. Beech trees coordinate their reproduction. Image: ...
Have you noticed new trees planted in yards or around new construction? If trees aren’t staked correctly, injury or death ...
Darling-58 sprouts, a transgenic American chestnut created by ESF researchers, grow in a nutrient solution. Darling 54, a variant, is one step closer to public release following a safety review by the ...
This week's gardening column covers scale infestation and fungus turning peonies black, plus advice on the best time to plant garlic.
Dietitians and our editors tested the most popular bathroom scales on the market. Here's what we found were the best smart bathroom scales for tracking stats.
I asked Business Insider's new rockstar tech reporter Charles Rollet for his analysis on why Meta is investing so much in Scale AI.
WASHINGTON — Crape Myrtle trees are found all over the DMV. They boast beautiful blooms and are a staple of many landscapes. But little white critters, called bark scale, are threatening the ...
Identifying the conifer trees most common to North America requires a close investigation of their needles, leaves, fruit, and flowers.
A week after someone cut down the iconic tree at Sycamore Gap, the police and local residents appear no closer to answering the most persistent question: Why?