How does the first and smallest of the three-trophic-level consortium affect the larger two as temperatures rise? Survival and development rate generally increase, thereby reducing the potential for ...

In most cases larger willow trees will not die because of these problems but they may suffer significant branch loss and may become disfigured. In some cases very young trees or shrub type willows may ...

According to Buckeye Yard and Garden Online, a blog by Ohio State University Extension, the spotted lanternfly is a ...

A recent study finds that urban trees can survive increased heat and insect pests fairly well -- unless they are thirsty. Insufficient water not only harms trees, but allows other problems to have ...

Willow flowers are also food for bumblebees and other insects. “Some people feel they are messy, but the immense benefits to wildlife outweigh the mess to me,” says Glassey.

Like most fast-growing trees, willows attract quite a few insect pests, many of which drop into the water. This attracts fish that spend their time in the shade under the overhanging branches.

Everyone loves the classic “weeping willow” when it’s reflected in a pond or lake, its graceful branches brushing the water. Willows thrive in places few trees can grow, adapting to any type ...

To explore this issue, researchers went to 20 pairs of willow oak trees (Quercus phellos) across Raleigh, North Carolina. At each site, one tree was treated with an oil that kills insect pests ...

The insects move usually just once per year and survive winters in stasis, Ellsperman said.And while willow scale is native to the area, Ellsperman said, the bugs have become more prevalent and are ...

Scale insects, like P. quercifex – visible here as brown clumps – thrive on oak trees in urban environments, where heat typically surpasses temperatures in rural locations. CLYDE SORENSON NCSU ...

But trees are able to defend themselves against pests and diseases. They have both protective structures and protective processes, comparable in some ways to our immune systems.

A recent study finds that urban trees can survive increased heat and insect pests fairly well -- unless they are thirsty. Insufficient water not only harms trees, but allows other problems to have ...