Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Avocado trees are a popular fruit tree grown in Brevard County. There are many cultivars available that range in hardiness, the ...

GREENE COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - A devastating tree disease known as laurel wilt is infecting both Greene and Beaufort counties. This disease is caused by the redbay ambrosia beetle, which carries a ...

BEAUFORT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - A disease known for devastating trees and other plants has been found in two eastern Carolina counties. The N.C. Forest Service says laurel wilt, a fatal disease for ...

Scientists with the University of Florida have secured a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to combat the lethal Laurel wilt disease ...

BEAUFORT COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — The NC Forest Service announced Monday that they have found evidence of a tree-killing disease in Beaufort and Greene Counties. Laurel wilt, a disease of redbay and ...