Meghan Holmes is a writer and documentarian specializing in scientific topics such as the environment, invasive species, sustainability, and food issues. She holds a master's in Southern Studies from ...

Earthworms are important allies in creating a soil ecosystem that is conducive to growing flowers, vegetables, turf, shrubs, trees or any type of plant. Deep-dwelling earthworms such as common night ...

If you’ve driven through the East Texas countryside lately, you’ve noticed spectacular white catalpa trees blooming. There are two native species of catalpa in America: Catalpa bignoniodes (southern ...

Have you ever noticed all the web worms in the trees? John Boyle with the Citizen-Times answers this question about web worms. Question: I've gotten several readers asking me about web worms, ...

The invasive worms, which reproduce rapidly, are creating havoc in forests. They thrash around so violently that they can jump out of a person's... Earthworms are often seen as a welcome presence in ...

HOPKINTON — A disease that can be deadly to beech trees was found for the first time in Rhode Island this summer, threatening thousands of the trees known for their smooth, silver-gray bark. A ...

Beech trees with their fall color are shown on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, in Marshfield, Vt. A disease that harms beech trees has been confirmed in Vermont for the first time in Vernon, in the southern ...