Spruce bark beetles hijack their host tree’s chemical defenses, transforming them into potent weapons against fungal threats.

Then there is the fungus, Beauveria bassiana. This fungus is neither the tree’s nor the beetle’s friend; as a pathogenic ...

Spruce bark is rich in phenolic compounds that protect trees from pathogenic fungi. A research team at the Max Planck ...

Bark beetles convert spruce tree defenses into more potent antimicrobials to protect themselves, but a fungus can neutralize ...

If you take a close look at some of the more established trees in your landscape, you may notice something you cannot seem to describe – it may look to you like a kind of fungus on your tree trunk. Is ...

Dead limbs, exposed roots, and fungus are signs a tree is in trouble. Dead limbs, visible fungus, or storm damage can all point to deeper issues—an arborist can help decide if the tree can be saved or ...

Q: I recently noticed a black, tar-like patch on my tree trunk, though it’s not tacky like actual tar. Are these insect eggs? Dried sap? Do I try to scrape it off? The tree has lichen but I don’t ...

Mushrooms commonly grow in lawns and gardens; you've likely seen mushrooms cropping up on your lawn after a long period of rain. Mushrooms are the visible fruiting bodies of fungi. They provide an ...

An interesting amber-colored mushroom is showing up in many gardens. It’s actually kind of pretty, but it’s scaring some folks, especially when tree care companies and arborists report that it is ...

GRAND JUNCTION (AP) – A silent killer steadily encroaching on the most beloved of Western Slope fruit has moved into the crosshairs of peach growers and researchers. It’s a fungus so widespread that ...

Here in New England, the pine bark beetle also seems to be causing more tree deaths than previously, and ecologists have ...