This is because the beetle can break down the plant-derived compounds (phenolic glucosides) via a water-mediated process ...

We love the vibrant colors of maple trees in the fall. These deciduous beauties bring not only great color but also a recognizable leaf shape and (our favorite) whirlybird seeds that helicopter their ...

Spruce bark is rich in phenolic compounds that protect trees from pathogenic fungi. A research team at the Max Planck ...

Q: We have a problem with our lone Japanese Maple tree in our front flower bed. We think it has a fungus, and we're not really sure if we can do anything to save it. We noticed it a couple of months ...

Spruce bark beetles hijack their host tree’s chemical defenses, transforming them into potent weapons against fungal threats.

Last summer, I learned that the beloved maple tree in our front yard had brittle cinder fungus and was rotting from the bottom up. Nearly the entire base had turned black, and, worse, the bark ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Recent sightings of invasive species and a tree disease in and near Washington have state officials asking the public to keep their eyes open and report anything that seems out ...

Here in New England, the pine bark beetle also seems to be causing more tree deaths than previously, and ecologists have ...