Sawflies are ravenous insects that feed on a wide variety of landscape trees, shrubs, and conifers. “They are actually not flies. They get their name from the saw-like ovipositor which they use to cut ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- An invasive insect that's originally from East Asia has arrived in North Carolina, according to researchers at NC State. The elm zigzag sawfly, or Aproceros leucopoda, first ...

Dropping soon onto a patio near you ... let me introduce the ash sawfly. Or maybe you’ve already been introduced to this insect; your Nebraska Extension office has been getting questions about this ...

Gardeners know that amidst the promises of each new growing season come its challenges, usually in the form of weather or pests. A common insect pest this time of year are sawfly larvae, which feed on ...

You may think caterpillars were devouring your dogwoods this year, but these lookalike larvae are actually sawflies in the order Hymenoptera and are related to bees, wasps and ants. (True caterpillars ...

If you notice defoliation in river birch trees, this may be a sign that dusky birch sawflies (Croesus latitarsus) are feeding on the foliage. Examine the leaf edges for these voracious feeders, which ...

A small, winged insect with a shiny black body and appetite for elm is now making its way across New York, after being detected in St. Lawrence County last year. The invasive species, called the elm ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Researchers at Montana State University published new research about stem sawflies, which cost agricultural producers millions annually. Doctoral student Jackson Strand, master’s ...

Wildlife questions answered by Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox. As we enter late summer, there are hundreds of cool insects which should have you on the lookout. In the evenings, I love ...

Sep. 27—ALBANY — The state Department of Environmental Conservation has confirmed that the elm zigzag sawfly (Aproceros leucopoda) was detected for the first time in New York at three locations in St.