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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new invasive insect is emerging in Central Ohio, and state officials want to know if you see one. Elm zigzag sawfly adults were ...

Larvae of the invasive elm zigzag sawfly create a distinctive “zigzag” while feeding on elm leaves. The insect has been confirmed in Minnesota for the first time, the state agriculture department ...

RICHARDTON, N.D. -- Vern Tormaschy was putting on anhydrous ammonia, preparing ground for the Mott variety of spring wheat in 2012. Going to Mott is a strategy that worked in 2011 after losing half of ...

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 ...

We’ve passed the winter solstice and that means we’re on the way to spring and gardening season. If you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State ...

ST PAUL, Minn — A new invasive insect has been discovered in Minnesota, according to state officials. On Tuesday morning, Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) officials announced an elm zigzag ...

Just when we thought elms were now safe from Dutch elm disease and new elms have been developed that are almost immune to this disease, we get word of another pest problem for elms. A new invasive ...

BECKET, Mass. (WWLP) – An invasive insect that damages elm trees has been found in Massachusetts for the first time. The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) reports that the elm zigzag ...