Feb. 22—ATHENS — With the onset of warmer, longer days, an array of pink blooms from peach, cherry and plum trees break forth — the first signs of spring. And while most of us enjoy this seasonal ...

Because these nasty buggers keep showing up in my office, I decided to do a whole article dedicated to them. The plum curculio original native hosts included wild plum, crab apple, cherry, and other ...

For the past two years, my plum tree has produced plenty of fruit, but they all drop off while still very small. What am I doing wrong? Do we have a plum tree? We thought this was a peach tree. It was ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Researchers at the University of Illinois are studying plum curculio – a weevil that poses a serious concern for peach orchards across the state. Plum curculio lays its eggs ...

Q. I have a few blueberry bushes planted in the backyard, and they’ve done well until last year. They started getting brown spots almost like a bite (see attached photo). No evidence of a pest and ...