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.

In more advanced stages of infection, oaks generate spores that are then spread over longer distances by sap beetles ... to the disease and can die from oak wilt within a month. Too many blocked ...

Otherwise, pruning can cause more damage than the cutting ... Don’t prune oak trees in spring or summer when sap-feeding beetles actively spread oak wilt disease. Wait to prune oaks in late ...

“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 ...

Spores can be picked up by sap-feeding nitidulid (sap) beetles, who are attracted by the pads’ yeasty odor, which then spread oak wilt when they visit other pruned or damaged oak trees to feed ...

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 ...