A pest, which the California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) considers to be “the world’s worst pest of palm trees,” has been found in the Laguna Beach area, state officials announced on October 18. They said this is the first-ever detection of the red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) in the United States. The Southeast Asia native insect has spread ...
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The tree planting organizations in the ReLeaf Network keep reminding the public that we need to reduce pollution and greenhouse gases. But plants are already doing their part. Research published online earlier this month in Science shows that deciduous tree leaves, such as those from the maple, aspen, and poplar, suck up far more atmospheric pollutants than previously thought. For ...
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Tree Lodi is in the middle of its campaign to raise money and supplies to plant 200 trees in DeBenedetti Park in Lodi. It is sending out envelopes asking people to donate money or gardening supplies, like gloves, fertilizer pellets, first aid kits, wheelbarrows, post pounders or a staple guns. The nonprofit is also asking for volunteers to help plant ...
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