With fruit tree buds appearing nearly 20 days ahead of usual, orchardists across north Kashmir have begun the season’s first ...

Researchers and environmental observers are raising alarm over a new disease affecting Argan tree forests in southern Morocco, warning that the condition could pose a serious threat to one of the ...

Fruit trees typically need a lot of sunlight to thrive indoors, around six to eight hours each day. Placing them in a south- ...

While agronomists push for high-yielding hybrids, elderly farmers are clinging to century-old indigenous trees; not for the ...

Warmer weather is on the way, and with it comes new growth in our gardens—along with the return of insects and the potential for plant diseases. While we all hope for trouble-free gardening, issues ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

State authorities announced a 77-square-mile quarantine this week after five Mexican fruit flies were detected in La Mesa, ...

While native insects—even those we don’t love such as mosquitoes, biting flies, and ants have roles to play in our eco-system, invasive insects are a different story. These are species that have ...

The Mexican fruity fly is one of the most invasive species of fruit flies and could impact 50 different types of fruits and vegetables.

The males of the species prepare for mating season by excavating nests for the approval of the females — and even other birds and animals.

Gardeners know that it is important to attract beneficial insects as pollinators. One pollinator native to our region is the hard-working blue orchard mason bee (Osmia lignaria). They are bluish black ...

By keeping hungry birds away from crops and preventing their droppings from contaminating fruit, kestrels may provide farmers ...