Researchers took a deep dive to understand why certain locations are more susceptible and attractive to invasions by non-native plants or animals, making them prime targets for these species to spread ...

An analysis of Chinese court records from 2010 to 2023 finds that pangolin scale seizures in the country peaked in 2018 ...

A new Colorado State University study of the interior U.S. West has found that tree ranges are generally contracting in ...

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The Cooperative Extension Plant Clinic can provide information on scale insect control, urban tree care, and other horticultural problems.

It works with look-alike species. And it works with diverse image ... But aren't there already apps that help identify insects? Yes, said Ganapathysubramanian, but they're not to the scale of ...