Shade tree borers occur on occasion. They’re not as pervasive as some may suggest, however. Through the years, I’ve had job-seeking individuals come to my home and tell me that my trees were infested ...
Don't worry if you live in the Northeast — this pest usually sticks to other regions. Here's where it's found and why your ...
Purdue Landscape Report: Trees stressed by prolonged drought are more subject to attack by boring insects. This article provides tips and a video link on how to manage pines for borers. Record ...
Nearly all shade trees and many shrubs are subject to borer attack, the tunneling of immature beetle or moth larvae through the cambium, sapwood or heartwood of the host plant. Adult insects lay eggs ...
With emerald ash borer (EAB) in the news, homeowners are paying closer attention to trees for signs of borers. First, know that EAB has not yet been found in the Columbus area and we are not ...
The City of Cape Town says at least 30 000 trees within its municipal boundaries may be at risk from the invasive polyphagous ...
BLOOMINGTON A non-native insect that has killed swaths of ash trees in Michigan hasn’t been spotted in Central Illinois, but experts see a strong chance it will spread south through the state. "Unless ...
This non-native beetle kills ash trees by feeding on the layer beneath the bark, cutting off water and nutrients. Approximately one-third of the trees in Fort Collins are ash trees, making the city's ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The emerald ash borer is in Portland, and experts are calling on the city’s residents to protect their trees from the invasive beetle. But here’s the catch: A lot of bugs look ...
Quebec City will cut down dozens of ash trees in its stylish Montcalm neighbourhood in a first assault against the invasive emerald ash borer, whose presence in the provincial capital was confirmed ...
SOUTHWICK — Glowing with a sparkling green iridescent shell, it’s just about the prettiest beetle one might ever see, and it’s a killer…of any ash tree where it lays eggs. “They are here,” said ...