Dear Carol: We're in our second summer at our home, and again the two mock orange shrubs that came with the house have been completely devastated. Last year we were so busy I didn't get a chance to ...

Sawflies are ravenous insects that feed on a wide variety of landscape trees, shrubs, and conifers. “They are actually not flies. They get their name from the saw-like ovipositor which they use to cut ...

Gardeners know that amidst the promises of each new growing season come its challenges, usually in the form of weather or pests. A common insect pest this time of year are sawfly larvae, which feed on ...

Step 2: Sawflies earn their name because they look like flies, even though they are not, and because the females lay their eggs in slits, which they cut into pine needles with their saw-like ...

Q. The leaves on my rose bush look like Swiss cheese. When I looked closely, I found tiny insects on the underside of the leaves that are green with an orange head. What are they, and what can I do to ...

We got a bit of the answer to this question a few years back when the spruce bark beetle infestations devastated parts of our local forests from Homer to Eagle River -- in fact, throughout ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Researchers at Montana State University published new research about stem sawflies, which cost agricultural producers millions annually. Doctoral student Jackson Strand, master’s ...

Wildlife questions answered by Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox. As we enter late summer, there are hundreds of cool insects which should have you on the lookout. In the evenings, I love ...

Pine sawflies terrify forest owners, but they help researchers understand the evolution of cooperation. A new study shows that ecological context affects the frequency of cooperators and freeloaders ...

As we enter late summer, there are hundreds of cool insects which should have you on the lookout. In the evenings, I love to hang a bedsheet out with a light on it and see the dozens of unique moths I ...