Streetlights left on all night cause leaves to become so tough that insects cannot eat them, threatening the food chain, a study has found. “We noticed that, compared with natural ecosystems, tree ...

Safeguarding your trees against pests is important to their health and longevity. Invasive species can wreak havoc by defoliating or infecting trees, and left untreated, can lead to loss of limbs and ...

Angela Mech, assistant professor of Entomology at University of Maine, has been leading the research for the i-Tree pest predictor. Mech specializes in invasive forest insects. University of Maine ...