NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) — I start this story with a startling fact; the hackberry tree - which comes in two varieties - is very common in North Texas. The tree is infamously found along stretches of ...

Cankerworm caterpillars of the hackberry leafroller moth have infested North Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth area, after recent rains provided conditions amenable to their life cycle. The small ...

AUSTIN, Texas — For Central Texas residents living near hackberry trees, this time of year can bug you. In the fall, tiny, gnat-like insects – around 3/16 inch, according to Texas A&M Agrilife ...

The trees in Fort Worth survived a hot and dry summer, but are now under attack from creepy crawlies. It was a long blistering summer for the trees. The last times Fort Worth saw heat this intense was ...