I found these flies reproducing in my garden. Never seen them before. Are they pests? Interesting find. This is the golden-backed snipe fly, or Chrysopilus thoracicus. The female is on the right.

My weeping cherry ... Ornamental cherry trees have extremely thin bark, and gummosis can be caused by numerous factors: weather-induced bark splitting, insect activity, mechanical injury or ...

A number of pests and diseases might befall your weeping cherry tree. When it comes to pests, Twist says that you should watch out for aphids, Japanese beetles, leafhoppers and caterpillars ...

In my yard, I was evaluating a new cultivar of Southern magnolia, (M. grandiflora), a species considered marginally hardy in Zone 6. Throughout 2023 it looked fine, but this spring it was dead ...

Q: Why did my weeping cherry ... to care for your Weeping Cherry tree? The worst thing that can happen as a result of bark splitting is that the sap attracts disease-carrying bugs and the wounds ...

Tan, brown, yellow or white bumps along branches or leaves often indicate a scale insect infestation. (Photo by Rusty Costanza, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune ) QUESTION: I have a schefflera ...

I have an established weeping cherry blossom tree in my front yard (west facing). It appears to have had better days. I think the drought a couple of summers ago damaged it. We lost one of its ...