The first sign of an attack is usually a smell, an aroma that can be quite pleasant, like a freshly cut Christmas tree. It ...

Emerald ash borer eats ash trees from the inside out, resulting in 99% mortality for trees in Dane County, according to PJ ...

True to their exceptional nature, woodpeckers' remarkable comeback gives us a glimpse into the potential for ecological ...

The beetle enters the tree via little holes in the bark, lays eggs in the cambium — the critical growth layer just inside the ...

Sawflies – Feed on the needles of pine and spruce trees. Bark Beetles – Bore into the trunk of the tree, creating small holes in the bark. Psocids – Winged insects that live in the bark and ...

I see rows of woodpecker holes on these limbs ... That makes me wonder if it could have been some type of beetle rasping on the bark or perhaps even hail damage. If hail, it would be on one ...

Aside from the obvious holes, they look for dying branches, peeling bark and little wooden noodles ... leading to further lab tests of the beetle and tree. Despite these resources, Griffiths ...

Recent wildfires in Malibu and the Santa Monica Mountains have made way for non-native plant growth, setting the stage for ...

When it comes to their size, elf owls live up to the diminutive stature of their fictional namesakes (at least if we discount ...

Besides the exit holes and serpentine galleries, infected ash trees display dying branches, thinning crowns and lighter colored bark. The weakened tree may ... Photo by Gwendolyn Craig The beetle was ...

Specifically, a chemical called mectinite is used to kill boring insects. First, holes are drilled around the base of the tree, then tubes (which are connected to a pressurized container of mectinite) ...