Some lawn maintenance is recommended now that the leaves have fallen.Experts explained why this is the best time of year to ...

A deadly new oak-tree disease can be prevented by pruning them in the dormant season (if needed) instead of spring or summer.

“Overland spread of oak wilt requires beetles to carry viable spores flying to fresh wounds at a time when trees are vulnerable. Research indicates this is unlikely to occur during winter months.

Spores can be picked up by sap-feeding nitidulid (sap) beetles, who are attracted by the pads’ yeasty odor, which then spread ...

Sap beetles spread oak wilt when they visit other pruned or damaged oaks to feed on their exposed sap. Oak wilt often is first identified when green leaves turn yellow or brown on the edges and ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Officials are looking into the cause of a house fire in West Oak Lane. Crews arrived to find flames coming from the second floor of the home, on the 1600 block of 68th Avenue.

An Australian influencer’s Bali holiday took a gruesome turn after a run-in with a small beetle that has a painful presence. Natalie Carroll was holidaying on the Indonesian island when she ...

From now through the end of December is the time of year to inspect your trees for Sudden Oak Death. The mold pathogen that causes Sudden Oak Death, phytophthora ramorum, is most active during wet ...