WORCESTER – The message for some homeowners is clear: Do a better job of watering and maintaining the trees in your yard. If you don’t, don’t be surprised if they die. That message rang loud and clear ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bark beetle infestation is a leading cause of tree death in the United States, and as the climate warms, trees weakened by drought are more and more susceptible to being taken out by a growing plague ...

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 ...

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 ...

SANTA CRUZ — After infested trees were recently discovered near the Tannery Arts Center, the city of Santa Cruz is asking community members to watch out for signs of an invasive beetle that has the ...

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 ...