SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. – Swarms of little dark beetles with long antennas and a Velcro-like grasp have been spotted around Sierra Vista in the last couple of weeks. These are the same critters ...

If plants were capable of expressing emotions similar to humans, area mesquite trees might literally turn green with envy and become jealous of another area leguminous tree species. This inhabitant of ...

DESERT HOT SPRINGS – Sand dunes covered with thickets of honey mesquite trees normally form oases bristling with desert wildlife. Insects, lizards and birds take shelter among the thorny branches, and ...

The lush green heart of the Big Morongo Canyon Preserve (bigmorongo.org) is home to great old mesquite groves that have thrived for millennia on fault seep moisture. Here in the low west end of ...

Giant mesquite bugs, imposing in appearance but harmless to humans, are coming down from their normal domain in the tops of mesquite trees because of the extreme heat — startling some people and ...

I was traveling between Fort Worth and Abilene and noticed the mesquite trees all looked yellow and some almost dead. Is this something caused by disease or what? They were like this for miles. The ...

MESQUITE -- A mesquite resident says he was stunned when he found out city crews removed six large trees in front of his home. The move caught him by surprise, but it's one the city says they've been ...

Q: I have an area about 15 feet by 12 feet that is bordered on two sides by sidewalk on the south side of my house. I have an 8-year-old thornless mesquite tree planted in this area. I am worried ...

Providing a vast expanse of green space helps absorb the harmful carbon dioxide, but greenery may sometimes be harmful or fatal. ALBAWABA - Providing a vast expanse of green space helps absorb the ...