To quote NET’s “Backyard Farmer” entomologist, Dr. Fred Baxindale, they are “Just one of nature’s pageantry.” Their occurrence might seem rare to some, but it all depends on what tree you own. Rarely ...
Answer: If you have an ash tree, you’ve probably seen the evidence of these ash flowergall mites (Eriophyes fraxiniflora). In case you’ve never noticed them before, the ash flowergall mites (aka ...
Q:All winter our ash trees had these clusters of brown-fuzzy-looking growth hanging on some of the branches. Some trees had only a half-dozen of these clusters, others had many more. What do these ...
Q:I am concerned about ash gall — what is it? A:Galls are abnormal plant growth caused by insects, mites or plant diseases. On ash trees, a tiny eriophyid mite causes male flowers to grow into a round ...
SPRINGFIELD - Somewhere in the Pioneer Valley, a bride's dreams are filled with white tulips. Tulips for her bouquet. Tulips for the bridesmaids' bouquets. Tulips, tulips and more tulips – 600 in all ...