Your garden is looking good, with everything lush and blooming. But now you’ve noticed a weird grayish-white film on some plants. This substance, aptly named powdery mildew, is a common fungus that ...

Mowing is simply not enough to keep them at bay.

It often affects woody plants like crape myrtles and dogwoods, as well as various perennials and vegetables. Preventative measures include thinning vegetation for better airflow and avoiding overhead ...

The state is seeking permits to treat infestations in Messalonskee, Little Sebago and Androscoggin lakes this summer.

Please Note: TFD doesn't do the wet downs for personal events...who can request one? Official neighborhood associations, schools and community organizations can schedule wet downs and engine ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont is on the way to become the first state to ban a toxic herbicide thought to be linked to Parkinson’s disease. Paraquat is an herbicide used for berries and apples and ...

Several people turned out for the North Harmony Town Board meeting on Monday. Board members approved an application to treat some of Chautauqua Lake within the town’s borders, though it did so with ...

LAKE TAHOE BASIN, Calif. – A yearlong investigation by Mother Jones is casting new scrutiny on the use of glyphosate in California forests at the same time the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin ...

The sun sets over Eagle Lake near Ticonderoga in the Adirondacks. The Eagle Lake Property Owners Association is seeking APA approval to use an herbicide for the second consecutive year in the 420-acre ...

Minerva Lake became the first lake in the Adirondack Park to use the herbicide ProcellaCOR against invasive milfoil. The town is seeking permission to do it again. Photo by Gwendolyn Craig Six years ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – There is growing local concern about the use of herbicides on the forest around Lake Tahoe as well as in the rest of the West. After a fire passes through, the first signs ...

Since 2018, when it bought the chemical manufacturer Monsanto, the German conglomerate Bayer has set aside billions to settle legal claims that the active ingredient in the company’s weedkiller ...