ALBANY -- Honeysuckle smells sweet and its red berries make a colorful splash in the fall, but this flowering shrub may be a magnet for deer with ticks that spread Lyme disease. A recent academic ...

Honeysuckle is generally resistant to pests and diseases, but can be susceptible to aphids, spider mites, and powdery mildew.

Honeysuckle in Ohio creates a variety of issues for native plants, animals, ... That also makes it an ideal place to be a tick, including those that carry Lyme and other diseases.

Their scent may be as sweet as honey, but for many gardeners, honeysuckles have a bad name. “Some species of honeysuckle shrubs and vines are extremely invasive in the Midwest,” said Spencer ...