EMPIRE, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The latest efforts to combat beech bark disease are underway at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Beech bark disease is caused by two organisms: an invasive insect ...

Laurel wilt was first detected in the United States in Savannah, Georgia, in 2002. The fungus can kill a tree within weeks. Some of its rapid devastation includes wiping out more than 90% of the ...

Q: A few branches of a beech tree on the edge of our woods looks like it’s been flocked with fake snow, and there’s piles of black ash or something underneath that area. What on Earth is going on? A: ...

Invasive insect species have, in the past 20 years, replaced native insects as the "biggest problem" facing Wisconsin's trees, said Bill McNee, a forest health specialist at the Wisconsin Department ...

Drought, plus beech bark disease, plus beech leaf disease can really be a bad combination,” says Jeff Garnas, an associate ...

A tiny worm is attacking beech trees across Massachusetts, and arborists say they're worried the long-term impact could devastate a species that's critical to the state's forests. The worm causes ...

The beech trees that grace Oyster Bay’s Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park are at risk due to two life-threatening diseases — including one that’s proved “startling” and very difficult to ...

Gardening season is in gear and everyone has a question of some sort. Get answers from Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University's Extension Service. OSU Extension ...