Shrub Insect Control News Today

If you have a saucer or star magnolia in your landscape, magnolia scale is a troublesome insect. At this time of year, they make their presence known by causing sap

Magnolia scale is easy to spot but a little harder to treat.

The hemlock woolly adelgid is a tiny, aphid-like insect that is ravaging hemlocks from Maine to Georgia. The woolly adelgid is considered a serious threat to species of eastern hemlocks and to the overall health of forest and river ecosystems. Read on to learn more about the woolly adelgid, and find out how to tell if the hemlocks in your yard are infested.

Alameda County – A handful of Tri-Valley Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan’s bills are now on their way to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk.

Alameda County — Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, whose district includes the Tri-Valley, introduced legislation Feb.15, that would ban non-agricultural use of five pesticides that scientists and environmentalists believe kill bees, butterflies

Hemlock trees showing woolly adelgid damage. The hemlock woolly adelgid is a tiny, aphid-like insect that is ravaging hemlocks from Maine to Georgia. It attacks large native hemlock forests as well as hemlock landscape trees in your yard. The woolly adelgid is considered a serious threat to species of eastern hemlocks as well as the overall health of forest and river ecosystems. Hemlocks are one of the most popular trees planted in parks and backyards, so this problem can hit close to home. If ...