🌳🪾Spongy Moth (formerly Gypsy Moth) - a prime example of invasive species and the harm they can cause to our environment and landscapes.

🦟🏠 Galls - These growths on leaves and branches are sometimes caused by insects that get free room and board. Must be nice!

🐜🐄 Ants Milk Aphids! - Yes, ants actually herd and protect aphids like dairy cows in order to drink their sweet secretions. Yum?

💩🐞 Spotted Lanternfly - this invasive insect pest may not kill your healthy landscape trees and shrubs but unfortunately their p**p is worse than their bite. It creates a sticky, messy honeydew that invites a black fungus called sooty mold. Yuck.

🦠⁉️ Lichen - it’s not killing your tree, it’s a symbiotic relationship between fungus and algae. Check it out!

James explains the defensive dance of the pine sawfly.

James shares about a weird landscape pest called bagworm.

James shares about a common fungal issue.

James details an odd fungus that looks alien.

James reminds us of the dangers of piling on mulch.

Joel shares a message for Earth Day 2026.

James scouts for SLF near a construction site.

SLF have now entered the adult stage.

SLF have expanded their menu. These common plants are now beginning to become infested.

Spotted Lanternfly have metamorphosed to the late instar stage. Adults will follow soon.

Native plants grown in healthy, organic soils develop deeper root systems, allowing them to access water even during extreme heat.

Traditional chemical tick control and plant care might seem quick and easy but the true costs run deeper.

This fluffy plant pest is an insect feeding on foliage.

Spotted Lanternfly are beginning their first nymph instar lifestage.