Purdue Landscape Report: Recently a homeowner in Hamilton County posted on the Indiana Native Plant Society Facebook page with concerns about aphids, mites, and apple scab in her maple and oak trees.

Alias: Maple bladder gall mite. This insect is very rarely seen, but its effects are common among maple trees. It is a small mite that feeds on the underside of maple leaves, and develops a bright red ...

An eye-catching but destructive insect, the spotted lanternfly, was detected in Vermont this summer — and state officials urge folks to keep a lookout for the bug. Maple, walnut and apple trees, along ...