Tree of heaven is highly invasive and incredibly difficult to eradicate. Learn how to control ailanthus and manage its ...

Virginia Tech researchers are working to develop a native fungus to kill the invasive tree-of-heaven, a preferred host for the destructive spotted lanternfly. The tree-of-heaven, or Ailanthus ...

Scientists are now experimenting with using the fungi to kill tree of heaven, by hacking the trunk and directly injecting the pathogen into the plant. The results of one study, published in ...

THE FUNGUS, named Verticillium nonalfalfae , was discovered naturally killing Tree of Heaven in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Virginia, by causing a vascular wilt disease in the tree. Studies of the ...

Despite its exalted namesake, the Tree of Heaven is a legitimate nightmare to control. The fast-growing tree — up to 1 inch a week in some documented instances, according to botanist John Knapp ...

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is using herbicide to kill tree of heaven trees to combat the spread of spotted lanternflies. The invasive insects threaten the regional grape industry.

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Some buggy news - the dreaded spotted lanternflies are back! The pesky critters are in their nymph ...

Residents are urged to report sightings, kill any spotted lanternflies or ... The spotted lanternfly primarily favors the tree of heaven, an invasive tree species in the United States.

It's The Terminator of timber, and eradicating the invasive and stubborn Tree of Heaven can feel impossible. After our recent story on this almost indestructible tree, we got connected to a couple ...

The tree of heaven, scientific name Ailanthus altissima ... The tree reproduces quickly and can kill native plants around it. It also produces a large amount of seeds and releases a chemical ...