By keeping hungry birds away from crops and preventing their droppings from contaminating fruit, kestrels may provide farmers with more than one benefit. The cherry harvest ended months ago, but some ...

The Mexican fruity fly is one of the most invasive species of fruit flies and could impact 50 different types of fruits and vegetables.

Quarantine in parts of San Diego after Mexican fruit flies were found in La Mesa. Sterile flies and bait sprays planned.

Send events for this calendar to homes@dailyherald.com with “calendar listing” in the subject line. Deadline is two weeks prior to the event. Upcoming Rolling Meadows Garden Club: 6 ...

This fruit tree blooms for two to three weeks in spring and will attract plenty of birds that love nectar, whether they're local or migrating.

For six decades — from a desert kibbutz to California’s Central Valley — I have had the exciting good fortune to watch drip ...

BRAINERD — I planted the tree nearly 30 years ago in my front yard. It is a red-splendor crab apple tree. The tree was only 4 feet tall, its trunk the diameter of my thumb, the day I lifted it from ...

Here is a simple way to protect fruit on your backyard fruit trees from animals like birds and possums - perhaps even squirrels but we don't get them here so I can't say definitively although I do ...

Optimizing tree architecture is a long-standing challenge in fruit production, as branch orientation directly affects light interception, labor requirements, and yield efficiency. This study shows ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Nothing brings winter magic to a backyard quite like a Bird Christmas Tree. It’s festive, sustainable, and gives local birds a nutritious boost during the coldest months. Best ...

The cherry harvest wrapped up months ago. But in northern Michigan, some growers are already anticipating the spring resurgence of a tiny raptor that could benefit next season’s crop. The American ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The quandong’s fruit appear intensely blue, but without ...