Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I was sitting outside enjoying the unseasonable warmth this last weekend and noticed tiny, white, fluffy things drifting around my ...

If your shrubs have distorted, yellowing, or curling leaves or their growth seems stunted, take a close look. Woolly aphids may be to blame. These insects suck sap from healthy plants and leave a ...

Have you seen something that looks like snowflakes on leaves or branches? If you take a closer look at the white floof, you’ll see that they’re actually insects.Asian woolly hackberry aphids can be ...

Q: We live in a wooded area and when my black dog comes in after his outdoor adventures he is covered with white bugs that look like strands of cotton. When I look at them they are like tiny, white ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — During the fall, woolly aphids start to appear on local trees. The insects are not harmful to trees, but if you find yourself put off by the blue and white bugs you can wash them off ...

Curious about what those little bugs flying around? They’re Wooly Aphids. The reason they’ve been so active is because it’s migrating and mating season. They normally hide in conifer trees as they ...

October. The world is suddenly cool and colorful. And alive with birds from the north passing through, insects galore and bursts of new wildflower blooms. I stole away one morning last week to walk a ...

The temperatures of the last several months have consistently been around normal. Meanwhile, nearly all have been quite a bit above normal in precipitation. The result was wet and warm and plant life ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Inland Northwest is beautiful in the fall, but it’s a time of year that has become synonymous with an abundant pest. Fall is also woolly ash aphid season. These gnat-like bugs ...

I was sitting outside enjoying the unseasonable warmth this last weekend and noticed tiny, white, fluffy things drifting around my backyard. I had seen these for the first time last year and found ...