FLORISSANT, Colo. (KRDO) -- The U.S. Forest Service is currently working to fight a disease that is killing trees in Park and Teller counties. The disease is spread from a plant called "dwarf ...

CLOUDCROFT, N.M. (KRQE) – As the holidays approach, Forest Service crews near Cloudcroft are dealing with a mistletoe infestation. However, it doesn’t bring the holiday cheer typically associated with ...

Like parasites such as fleas, ticks and most fungi, mistletoe takes nutrients from trees and gives back nothing in return. Once a mistletoe seed lands on a branch, it sends a root-like projection ...

For many people, mistletoe is a pest, while for others, it is a symbol of Christmas cheer. The origin of mistletoe as a Yuletide symbol came from the Norse and the Druids. Both had traditions that ...

If mistletoe's status as a nutrient-stealing freeloader has been cooling your holiday ardor, new research led by an Oregon State University scientist may help relight the fire. Subscribe to our ...

Oak wilt is a fungal disease that kills oak trees, spreading through the roots of the interconnected trees. We are about to enter the prime susceptibility time of year (Feb. 1 through June 30), so ...

Several midsize ash trees dead from unchecked mistletoe infections overhang a street in Mexico City's trendy Roma neighborhood. The dense plant material in the trees is the mistletoe that died once ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – If mistletoe’s status as a nutrient-stealing freeloader has been cooling your holiday ardor, new research led by an Oregon State University scientist may help relight the fire. A ...