On one of the friendliest platforms imaginable, a ferocious battle rages. While mowing its way through the surface of a trembling leaf, an aspen leaf miner meets one of its kind. Instead of offering a ...

When we walked with a colleague into an aspen forest near Madison, Wisconsin, in the early spring of 2021, we expected to finalize our plans for a research project on several species of insects that ...

Gardening season is underway, and you may have questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension faculty ...

A gang of Western tent caterpillars have taken up residence in acres of aspen trees north of Durango in the San Juan National Forest. The insects construct their silken tents on aspen tree branches ...

As you drive on Independence Pass, you may notice vibrant yellows, oranges and reds scattered among the trees. It is officially autumn in Aspen, and leaf-peeping season is here. According to the ...

Colorado State Forest Service entomologist Dan West says the first reports of yellowing aspen leaves started in mid-August. By late last week, as sightings of possible fall foliage continued across ...

I was up in the White Mountains this weekend, walking out to my car in the AMC’s Highland Center parking lot after a hike, and there between the buildings and the cars was a gorgeous aspen tree ...

Ready your iPhones and picnic blankets: Colorado’s leaf peeping season is here. As summer wanes and fall approaches, pockets of yellow aspen trees are becoming more and more abundant. Within weeks, ...