Few insects strike greater fear into the hearts of orchard-owners than rosy apple aphids. These tiny bugs feed on the leaves of apple trees, draining them of nutrients. Their saliva, meanwhile, ...

Before taking any control measures for aphids, check the tree for ladybird beetles and their eggs, which are bright yellow or ...

INSECTS The spirea aphid, Aphis spiraecola, an invasive pest, has been discovered for the first time in Denmark by University of Copenhagen researchers. The extent of its current distribution remains ...

Alias: Woolly apple aphids are most known for giving your apple tree a furry look on the main trunks and limbs. Adult woolly apple aphids are small tear dropped shaped insects that are covered in a ...

The differences in how Washington apple growers battle pests in conventional and organic orchards may help Washington State University researchers decode the behavior of the woolly apple aphid.

Here's everything you need to know to start your own home orchard.

Question: What is causing this white webbing that looks like it’s oozing from old pruning cuts in apple trees? Answer: I had never seen anything like those images of white foamy icing rings around the ...