Old man's beard (Clematis vitalba) in flower. It’s an invasive plant in New Zealand that affects indigenous biodiversity. It is declared an unwanted organism under the Biosecurity Act which ...

DEAR NEIL: The leaves of my Drift roses are turning yellow and falling off, leaving only sticks. I water and feed them properly, so I don’t believe those are problems.

Summertime in Montana can be great, but it comes with insect problems like grasshoppers. Ants, wasps, grasshoppers, and other insects are always a known hassle for Montanans in the summer. Chloe ...

Transmitted primarily by eriophyid mites, emaraviruses have evolved complex mechanisms such as cap-dependent transcription and genetic reassortment to evade plant defences and facilitate rapid spread.

he said. The eriophyid mites that cause rose rosette disease can spread rapidly, feasting on the rose plants and infecting them wherever they set up shop.

The Potyviridae family is one of the most economically significant groups of plant RNA viruses, causing severe yield losses in agriculturally important crops. Among the viral proteins encoded by ...