Q: Over the holidays, I was reading about the insect apocalypse. I've decided to include planting an oak tree in my New Year’s resolution list. I read that oak trees provide the most habitat for ...

Oak forests support a rich assemblage of insects that fulfil crucial ecological roles while also presenting significant management challenges. From saproxylic beetles that drive wood decomposition and ...

Plenty of animals build their homes in oak trees. But some very teeny, tricky insects make the tree do all the work. “What nerve!” you might say. What … gall! And you’d be right. Oak galls are caused ...

However, oak trees have developed a clever response when caterpillar populations surge. If they experience heavy infestations in one year, they adjust the timing of their growth the following spring.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – An invasive insect has caused noticeable damage to Oregon’s white oak trees in 2022, the Oregon Department of Forestry said. The oak lace bug, scientific name Corythucha ...