Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Volunteers paint lime wash on an oak tree that is dying from a beetle infestation in Silverado Canyon on Thursday. (Allen J.

WORCESTER – The message for some homeowners is clear: Do a better job of watering and maintaining the trees in your yard. If you don’t, don’t be surprised if they die. That message rang loud and clear ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) was first identified as an invasive species in the US in 2002. It is now found in over ...

The aggressive Redbay Ambrosia beetle is no bigger than Abraham Lincoln’s nose on a penny, but over the last two decades, the invasive insect has managed to kill more than 500 million trees in North ...

SANTA CRUZ — After infested trees were recently discovered near the Tannery Arts Center, the city of Santa Cruz is asking community members to watch out for signs of an invasive beetle that has the ...

There’s a tree killer on the loose in Oregon, and nobody knows how to stop it. An invasive green beetle called the emerald ash borer arrived in the Midwest from Asia, and it’s killed over 100 million ...

Nature gives rise to fascinating adaptations, which can sometimes lead to organisms living in some strange situations. The relationship between bark beetles, spruce trees, and a type of fungus is a ...

SEASON NEVER SEEMS TO END THAT COULD BE A BIG PROBLEM.. (:20 A NEW INSECT IN CALIFORNIA KNOWN AS EUWALLACEA INTERJECTUS IT'S A THIRD SPECIES OF SHOT HOLE BORER THAT WASN'T PRESENT IN CALIFORNIA IN THE ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is declaring August as “Tree Check Month” for the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB). USDA and its partners are asking residents of ...

Ron Durbin, who trekked with a group into a rugged Santa Clarita canyon, quickly spotted nearby trees pockmarked with D-shaped “exit holes,” a deadly calling card. This was the work of the goldspotted ...

Ron Durbin, who trekked with a group into a rugged Santa Clarita canyon, quickly spotted nearby trees pockmarked with D-shaped "exit holes," a deadly calling card. This was the work of the goldspotted ...