AUSTIN (KXAN) — Destruction wrought by an early-February ice storm locally felled many of our local trees and greatly reduced their canopies, opening wounds that could lead to more dead trees, ...

Oak wilt, a lethal tree disease in which species such as Mizunara and Kashiwa oaks are attacked by insects and eventually d ...

It’s less than a half-inch long but it can fell a giant oak tree in no time. The goldspotted oak borer, GSOB or Agrilus auroguttatus, is a 0.4-inch bullet-shaped beetle with six golden spots on its ...

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio -- Now that the first frost has occurred, it is time to start thinking about pruning oak trees to minimize the spread of oak wilt, a lethal disease affecting oak trees that is ...

Most oak tree insects in the larval stage just sit there in oak branches. They have glycerine, a kind of antifreeze that allows them to survive even the harshest winters. In the fall acorns, the seed ...

‘I have some weird, seemingly hollow, green, round balls falling from my oak tree. What in the world are these things?” — S.Y. You are describing an interesting growth that can occur on a variety of ...

SANTA ROSA -- An invasive pest has been found in oak trees in a west Santa Rosa neighborhood that has officials and tree experts sounding an alarm. While the number of dying, infected trees is on the ...

Have you ever walked in the shade of a mighty oak tree? In late summer or fall, you may find an odd little brown woody ball attached to a fallen twig. Look up into the tree, and you may see more ...