The spread of the invasive tree melaleuca is being thwarted in Florida, thanks to a cooperative program that includes enlisting the help of the tree's natural enemies in Australia. The spread of ...

Interested in purchasing a weevil, a “tick with a snout”? What about a psyllid, a microscopic fly? Scientists at the University of Florida agricultural extension office in St. Lucie County think ...

The Australian melaleuca tree was imported into South Florida in the early part of the century to dry out "worthless swampland" and transform it into lumber-producing forests. At the time, the tree ...

A slice from the last melaleuca tree in the Big Cypress National Preserve might make a fine trophy for Fran Mainella's office wall. Yet, before the campaign to eradicate the Australian pest from the ...

MIAMI - It seemed like a good idea at the time. With Floridians clamoring to drain the Everglades, forester John Gifford had a more modest proposal: plant thirsty trees around the edges to draw off ...

NEWARK, Del, Jan. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree Oil) market is valued at USD 60.0 million in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 122.4 million by 2035, ...

There hasn’t been a “tree-ty”, but Cairns Regional Council has given a giant paperbark due to be chopped down at Palm Cove, a stay of execution. Cairns Regional Council was due to remove the giant ...