Oaks are the most susceptible having the most species of gall-forming insects and mites being able to take advantage of them. Oak galls may form on the branches or the leaves Maples commonly have ...

fertilizing your tree, potentially applying preventative insecticides to combat insect problems, doing fungicide applications – that can help minimize the impact of oak wilt. Oak wilt is a ...

Cicadas will likely first emerge during the third week of April or when areas experience “good rain,” cicada expert Gene Kritsky told USA TODAY.

Texans can help prevent the spread of oak wilt — one of the deadliest tree diseases in the U.S., responsible for killing ...

For a mature oak tree to die this quickly, it would not be caused by an insect or a disease. Because her lawn was so nice and weed-free, I asked her if her yard was treated for weeds. She said ...

Acorns falling from the oak tree are often eaten by squirrels, or buried to eat over the winter. Many insects and birds make the oak tree their home - making nests in the boughs, or eating its leaves.

Sometimes they bury their acorns to save them for later. Lots of animals like living in the oak tree, especially insects and birds. Ravens have built a nest in this oak tree. Its strong boughs ...