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Pests and disease

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Several adult spongy moths resting on tree bark alongside tan, fuzzy egg masses.

How to Protect Your Oak Trees from Spongy Moth Before Caterpillars Hatch

A forest of birch trees, a common target of wood-boring insects.

How to Spot Wood-Boring Insects in Northern New Jersey Trees

A beech tree that is being treated for beech leaf disease in Montclair, NJ.

The Difference Between Integrated Pest Management and “Spraying and Praying”

A close-up look on healthy beech leaves growing during spring

Beech Leaf Disease: How to Identify and Treat Trees in Northern New Jersey

A beautiful oak tree in a yard in Essex County, NJ.

8 Ways to Prevent Oak Wilt from Killing Your Oak Trees

Oak trees, like the ones pictured here, are at risk of oak wilt as it threatens to spread to New Jersey.

Oak Wilt Threatens New Jersey’s State Tree

BLS on leaves of an oak tree with a blue background.

What Causes Scorched-Looking Leaves on New Jersey Trees?

Aspen tree arborists doing tree inspection during a sunny day.

Why DIY Diagnosis of Tree Problems Can be a Fatal Mistake

A bare ash trunk is covered in the winding galleries left by feed emerald ash borer larvae, a condition plaguing ash trees across New Jersey.

Why You Should Remove Dangerous Ash Trees Now

Look for signs of a hazardous tree to avoid your large tree from falling on a yellow Newark New Jersey taxicab.

8 Signs of a Hazardous Tree in New Jersey

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