Kansas City is used to rainy spring days, but with so much rain in the forecast, you may have noticed something strange popping up on some of your trees. It’s an orange or red, alien-looking form, ...

ST. LOUIS — Hikers out among Missouri's trees will soon begin to notice an orange goo encroaching on trunks and even dripping from branches, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation.

Q: I have two apple trees in my yard that have recently developed orange specks on the leaves and started dropping young apples. Chase Weber, Braselton A: I’m confident you are seeing the signs of ...