Galveston has quarantined palm trees on parts of the island due to an incurable bacterial threat to the area's plant life. Lethal bronzing, or Texas Phoenix Palm Disease, is a serious disease that ...

A new disease is killing palm trees at a rapid rate in south Louisiana. Here are five things to know about 'lethal bronzing': 1. There's no cure: Scientists don't know how to save a palm once it's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s been nearly two decades since the discovery that a snot-colored planthopper was killing more than 20 species of Florida palm ...

When Thomas "T" Diemer moved to New Orleans in 1988, he noticed the palm trees everywhere — especially the ones with bright orange fruit. “Once, even I stopped the car because a tree had so many and ...

The iconic palm trees of Florida are facing a threat, and it's coming from a tiny insect carrying a big danger. Known as lethal bronzing disease, this killer is causing concern among locals and ...

SYDNEY, NSW - AUGUST 09: A Cane Toad is exhibited at Taronga Zoo August 9, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. The Cane Toad, which is poisonous, is reportedly being blamed for the deaths of a number of ...

Officials are urging Galveston's homeowners to be on alert for a fatal disease plaguing the city's signature palm trees. Known as lethal bronzing, the disease is spread by insects and turns palm ...

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s iconic palm trees are under attack from a fatal disease that turns them to dried crisps within months with no chance for recovery once they become ill. Lethal bronzing is ...

Due to the ever-growing popularity of palms throughout Brevard County, I thought it would be a good idea to share a previous article. Some landscapes have a few palms and then other yards are filled ...

For me, palm trees evoke thoughts of white sandy beaches, warm tropical breezes, and those little umbrella drinks. Widely swaying palm trees are featured in almost every hurricane scene on the news.