Up close, the emerald ash borer is a strikingly beautiful insect. It's also a dangerous pest. The metallic green beetles entered the United States from northeast Asia in the 1990s, likely hitching a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On a hot Wednesday morning in early June, Joseph Bravata pulled a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – When the emerald ash borer was first found in Forest Grove in June 2022, the Oregon Department of Forestry and the Oregon Department of Agriculture took the discovery very ...

Research entomologist Jian Duan cuts away bark from ash trees in search of emerald ash borers, an invasive species that has been killing off the trees. They’re looking particularly for those affected ...

Although wasps are important pollinators and useful as predators to help control other insect pests in the garden, having a wasp infestation in your trees is not ideal -- especially if they're nesting ...

One of the three wasp species the state's Division of Forests and Lands uses are tied to a tree during their release so they can emerge in their own time. Earlier this summer, during a scheduled tree ...

A potentially dangerous twist has emerged in recovery efforts from last week’s catastrophic flooding in western North Carolina. Some of the large trees that fell across roads and hiking trails are ...