Authorities have ceased trying to eradicate the invasive pest that has destroyed 4500 trees in the one city where it has been ...

Annual cold snaps have kept some invasive tree pests in check, but outbreaks could become more common with warming ...

Virginia may have a new ally in the fight against one of the most invasive insects threatening trees, crops, and other ...

Within three months, a shipment of small branches arrived in California. The branches carried not only cottony cushion scale, ...

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) confirms the invasive spotted lanternfly has been ...

Ants that feed on spotted lanternfly honeydew carry their DNA. Researchers test ants to detect lanternflies early.

Pesky spotted lanternfly bugs are back this summer in Maryland, but there are some new options available for dealing with ...

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reports cases of the lanternflies in the Richmond and Lynchburg ...

Darling-58 sprouts, a transgenic American chestnut created by ESF researchers, grow in a nutrient solution. Darling 54, a ...

Invasive species cost the North American economy $26 billion a year. By outcompeting local plants or animals, invaders reduce ...

A swarm of destructive wasp-like insects is spreading fast, and it could mean bad news for pine trees, holiday traditions, and your backyard.

Connecticut’s forests were largely replanted 150 to 250 years ago. “A large majority of it is what we would refer to ...