Q. The petunias we planted a month or two ago looked great until recently. Now the flowers are opening with holes chewed in them. How can I stop this damage? A. I start getting questions about this ...

NORTHERN MAINE (WAGM/WABI) - As snow is melting across Maine, bugs will become a problem for Mainer’s once again. Some bugs, such as the spruce budworm, are even a threat to our economy. Spruce ...

University of Alberta research is showing how trees and fungi team up to survive and stay healthy against insect attacks—an alliance that could lead to more resilient forests. Endophytes—tiny ...

Scientists from Université Laval, the University of British Columbia and the University of Oxford have discovered a natural resistance gene against spruce budworm in the white spruce. The breakthrough ...

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A spraying program is quadrupling to battle rising spruce budworm numbers in western Newfoundland, but Parks Canada has decided to opt out of the effort and let nature take its course within Gros ...

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A natural resistance gene against spruce budworm in the white spruce has been discovered. The breakthrough paves the way to identifying and selecting naturally resistant trees to replant forests ...