In the heart of southern Lebanon, where pine trees once stood tall and abundant, a quiet crisis is unfolding. The cones are ...

An invasive insect known as the Mediterranean oak borer has been detected in Marion and Polk counties, raising new concerns ...

Asian lady beetles move indoors during fall, winter Know how to keep them out of your home. What to know in Mississippi to ...

Small red and orange insects with spots have been giving ladybugs a bad rap for the havoc they've been causing.

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There has been a recent increase in pine tree deaths reported in a swath extending from Tallahassee heading north to Thomasville and then east over to Valdosta and south to Steinhatchee. This ...

Helena's recent wave of brutally cold temperatures probably isn't doing much to beat back the mountain pine beetle infestation that's killing hundreds of thousands of evergreen trees around here.

Have you ever opened your closet to find a hole in a shirt or your favorite pair of jeans? Or maybe you’ve noticed little specks of stains on clothing that weren’t there before. Chances are that these ...

Japanese beetles aren’t exactly newcomers. These invasive beetles were first found in the U.S. in the early 20th century, likely arriving as grubs in the soil of iris plants imported from Japan.

RUSTON, La. (KNOE) - Senators John Kennedy of Louisiana and Cindy Hyde Smith of Mississippi have reintroduced a bill that seeks to address pine beetle infestations. If passed, it would provide grants, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and several of her Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Emergency Pine Beetle Response Act of 2025. The ...

Alabama is reintroducing the "Emergency Pine Beetle Response Act of 2025" to combat the annual loss of tens of thousands of pine trees and hundreds of thousands of dollars due to pine beetle ...