Despite the buzz in recent years about other invasive insects that pose an even larger threat to agriculture and trees -- such as the spotted lanternfly, the stink bug and the emerald ash borer -- ...

As I walked past a small, damaged cottonwood tree, I noticed an iridescent movement. It was a black beetle with numerous glimmering dots, even on its large eyes. It had an oval body, a blunt head and ...

State agencies are asking the public to keep an eye out for invasive insects known for boring into trees. The Washington Invasive Species Council, Washington State Department of Natural Resources ...

Despite the buzz in recent years about other invasive insects that pose an even larger threat to agriculture and trees -- such as the spotted lanternfly, the stink bug and the emerald ash borer -- ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract 1. International ports are generally considered the most likely points of entry for alien woodboring beetles. A better understanding of the ...

Meet America s newest pest. It s a small wood-boring beetle from India, and it could be in decorative pine cones or potpourri in your home. If the beetle takes to its new surroundings, pine trees ...

Q: I've got a small infestation of wood-boring beetles. I know that I should spray Tim-Bor on the problem spots. Unfortunately, I cannot do it myself. Why not? Tim-Bor is pretty harmless, right? One ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LITTLETON, Colo. (KDVR) — A destructive wood ...

Deep beneath the waves, tiny clams with shells usually about as big as a pea bore into pieces of sunken wood. The wood is food for them, as well as a home. These rare, scattered, sunken pieces of wood ...

Researchers didn't know what to make of sunken pieces of wood that were so thoroughly chewed-up by clams that the wood crumbled in their hands. It turns out, the super-chewer wood-eating clams had a ...