Perhaps the easiest way to tell the tree of heaven apart from sumac and black walnut trees is to crush one of its leaves and give it a smell. According to Schuh, if it’s a tree of heaven you’ll be met ...

If you're growing grapes, other fruits or hops, be on the lookout. Spotted lanternflies are still present in Massachusetts. An invasive, spotted lanternflies were first discovered in the Bay State in ...

Virginia Tech researchers are working to develop a native fungus to kill the invasive tree-of-heaven, a preferred host for the destructive spotted lanternfly. The tree-of-heaven, or Ailanthus ...

While they won’t hurt humans, spotted lanternflies do pose a danger to important plant life in East Tennessee. Adam Watson is ...

The state’s Department of Agriculture Resources confirmed Tuesday that it discovered an infestation of the invasive insect ...

As the invasive spotted lanternfly continues to spread nationwide, its proliferation has highlighted an even more worrisome invasive species: the prolific “stinking sumac,” or tree of heaven. National ...

The spotted lanternfly, an invasive species from Asia, was first detected in Pennsylvania in 2014 and in Ohio in 2020. Adult lanternflies are about an inch long and half an inch wide, with distinctive ...

MISSOURI, USA — A small pest is knocking on Missouri's door, worrying agriculture and conservation officials across the state. The spotted lanternfly may make an appearance in the state this summer ...

WELCOME TO TODAY’S GROWING GREEN. WE’RE AT THE MASSABESIC AUDUBON CENTER IN AUBURN AND I’M JOINED BY SEAN O’BRIEN FROM UNH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION. AND SEAN, WE’VE TALKED ABOUT INVASIVE PLANTS BEFORE.