The insect is eating away at the sugary phloem layer beneath the bark, and in turn, turning the trees black ... has any bark on it, you can lift up the bark and you will see the little white ...

Learn how to locate the easily-identified, boldly hued black-and-white warbler. This bird is an efficient forager for insects ...

Q: My neighbor pointed out a part of my big pink-blooming loropetalum shrub that has white flowers. Why did this happen? Do I have an off-breed loropetalum? — Jack Chilton, north Decatur ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has ... bark features ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana ... smiley face. The bark is gray, has a corky feel, and features an interlacing network of ridges forming a diamond shape. Among the ...

If a plant is heavily infested, the insects produce enough honeydew to coat leaves, stems, and the bark of the tree. This honeydew will then eventually turn black ... felt-like white or gray ...

I vacillate in my opinions about bird names. Sometimes I like the names that are clear and technically descriptive. Sometimes ...