Researchers studying ash trees in the western U.S. have discovered a set of genetic variations that could protect the species from a devastating threat sweeping across the continent, according to a ...

In all, there are 17 tree species that can be killed by the shothole borer beetle, Woodward noted, but the list does not include the redwood that is ubiquitous in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Although the goldspotted oak borer’s name strikes the ear as whimsical, it’s actually quite literal. The less-than-one-half-inch beetle is adorned with six gold spots on its back. Larvae ...

ARMSTRONG, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa Department of Agriculture says the destructive Emerald Ash Borer is now in all 99 Iowa ...

The shothole borer is a small beetle that can kill an entire tree by boring round holes the size of the tip of a ballpoint pen into a tree’s bark. A beetle is shown in an entry hole above.

An emerald ash borer has been successfully trapped at Adirondack ... in the state have yet to record the beetle's existence. The invasive bugs, which are native to Asia and were first spotted ...