Emerald ash borer prefers to attack stressed trees, attracted by the chemicals produced, but will readily attack healthy ones as populations build. The creation of a trap tree involves girdling a ...

Durbanville residents have been urged to inspect the trees on their properties for symptoms of the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) and contact the City immediately should any of ...

Avian species significantly reduce coffee berry borer beetle infestations in Costa Rica. Amid cuts to federal funding, US universities tighten budgets, forcing PhD students and early-career ...

As a result, Abraham says it takes a long cold spell with really cold temperatures to kill off an emerald ash borer beetle. According to Purdue University, it would have to get down to about minus 28 ...

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.

The town said it is taking action to remove the trees from property it owns as they become infested with the emerald ash borer, an iridescent-green invasive beetle native to parts of Asia and Russia.

An emerald ash borer hovers, checking out the female forms ... areas not yet affected by EABs could help scientists detect the beetle’s spread in time to attempt preventive measures.

The tree then slowly dies and becomes more attractive to emerald ash borer. The beetle is more likely to lay its eggs on stressed trees than healthy ones, according to the MDA. The trees are left ...

causing beetle death before it can penetrate the coffee berry and lay eggs. The coffee berry borer is “the most serious pest” of coffee in most coffee-producing countries, according to a draft ...