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Tree-killing beetle is on a death march through Southern California's oaks. Can it be stopped?

Volunteers paint lime wash on an oak tree that is dying from a beetle infestation in Silverado Canyon on Thursday. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) The tree was dead. Ron Durbin, who trekked ...
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Ash Tree Apocalypse: The Beetle Killing our Urban Forests

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) was first identified as an invasive species in the US in 2002. It is now found in over ...
Gothamist

Tree-killing beetle spotted on Long Island, researchers say it can spread like a fire

The aggressive Redbay Ambrosia beetle is no bigger than Abraham Lincoln’s nose on a penny, but over the last two decades, the invasive insect has managed to kill more than 500 million trees in North ...
Science Daily

Bark beetle infestation slows down tree growth early on

Bark beetle-infested spruce trees begin to dry out already before any visible signs of tree mortality appear, a recent study shows. Bark beetle-infested spruce trees begin to dry out already before ...
KSBW The Central Coast

Invasive tree beetle detected in Santa Cruz Mountains, raising wildfire concerns

SEASON NEVER SEEMS TO END THAT COULD BE A BIG PROBLEM.. (:20 A NEW INSECT IN CALIFORNIA KNOWN AS EUWALLACEA INTERJECTUS IT'S A THIRD SPECIES OF SHOT HOLE BORER THAT WASN'T PRESENT IN CALIFORNIA IN THE ...
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Invasive emerald ash borer could wipe out Oregon’s ash trees. Here’s how you can help

There’s a tree killer on the loose in Oregon, and nobody knows how to stop it. An invasive green beetle called the emerald ash borer arrived in the Midwest from Asia, and it’s killed over 100 million ...
Merced Sun-Star

Beetles have more sex when it’s hot — and it’s killing pine trees in CA, study finds

Hot temperatures usually make people tired and lazy, but for the western bark beetle, the heat just makes them want to have a lot of sex — and that’s bad news for giant pine trees scattered across the ...
Gizmodo

This Beetle Is in a Toxic Relationship With a Tree. Luckily, They Know a Fungi

Nature gives rise to fascinating adaptations, which can sometimes lead to organisms living in some strange situations. The relationship between bark beetles, spruce trees, and a type of fungus is a ...
Business Wire

USDA Urges Residents of Massachusetts to Check Trees for Asian Longhorned Beetle and Not to Move Untreated Firewood

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is declaring August as “Tree Check Month” for the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB). USDA and its partners are asking residents of ...
Los Angeles Times

Tree-killing beetle is on a death march through Southern California’s oaks. Can it be stopped?

Ron Durbin, who trekked with a group into a rugged Santa Clarita canyon, quickly spotted nearby trees pockmarked with D-shaped “exit holes,” a deadly calling card. This was the work of the goldspotted ...
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Tree-killing beetle is on a death march through Southern California's oaks. Can it be stopped?

Ron Durbin, who trekked with a group into a rugged Santa Clarita canyon, quickly spotted nearby trees pockmarked with D-shaped "exit holes," a deadly calling card. This was the work of the goldspotted ...