Many maple trees share a suite of important arthropod pests that have the potential to reduce the trees' economic and aesthetic value. Now a new open-access article in the Journal of Integrated ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Recently a homeowner in Hamilton County posted on the Indiana Native Plant Society Facebook page with concerns about aphids, mites, and apple scab in her maple and oak trees.

Warming and drought combine to increase pest insect fitness on urban trees. PLOS ONE , 2017; 12 (3): e0173844 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173844 Cite This Page : ...

Controlling maple petiole borer is difficult and generally unnecessary. Although leaf drop may at times be large enough to cause concern, rarely does more than 25% of the tree’s leaves fall.

The branches on one side of my sugar maple have been dying this summer. I found insects on the leaves of the tree last week and wonder if they are killing the branches. How should I treat my tree?

Gloomy scale isn’t the only bug taking advantage of stressed urban trees. Helena Jolly, a research specialist in Frank’s lab, expects more pests to show similar patterns of infestation.

A leaf on a Silver Maple tree with Maple Bladder Gall which is caused by Eriophyid mites. skhoward/Getty Images Trees are an essential part of the food chain for some insects and tree pests.

In Wilmington one doesn’t have to look hard to find a stressed maple tree - bare twigs, early leaf drop, and lichen in the canopy are just some of the indicators your maple isn’t growing ...

A new open-access article in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management offers maple tree owners information about the biology, damage, and management for the most important pests of maples with an ...