Have you ever wondered how the maple tree produces the sweet sap we use to make syrup? Maple sap flow is driven by physiological processes in the tree’s xylem tissue and specific weather conditions.

Cicadas will likely first emerge during the third week of April or when areas experience “good rain,” cicada expert Gene ...

The bud burst closely followed the onset of cambial activity in the ring-porous species, indicating that this species faces dual selective pressures, i.e. starting cambial activity early to meet the ...

Cicadas will likely first emerge in Pennsylvania later this spring. Here's where and how long they'll buzz around.

Cicadas don’t eat. Instead, they drink, he said. They initially feed on grass roots and then later, puncture the xylem tissue that carries water to tree leaves. If anything, the only damage ...

Cicadas don’t eat. Instead, they drink, he said. They initially feed on grass roots and then later puncture the xylem tissue that carries water to tree leaves. If anything, the only damage ...

Cicadas don’t eat. Instead, they drink, he said. They initially feed on grass roots and then later puncture the xylem tissue that carries water to tree leaves. If anything, the only damage cicadas ...