Samples taken from a Boxelder and Sweet Viburnum tree on a private property in Durbanville tested positive for the invasive ...

That pesky pest, the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB), has made its way to Durbanville and has nested in a Boxelder and Sweet Viburnum tree on a private property. The City has stated ...

The City of Cape Town is urging residents to attend a vitally important online information session about the invasive Polyphagous shot hole borer beetle. This came after the City informed residents ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The invasive emerald ash borer, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was first found in the United States in southeast Michigan in 2002. In the decades since, the ...

This variability could inform the development of hardier ash trees, resistant to both the invasive beetles and rising ...

researchers are working to identify and develop ash trees genetically able to withstand the beetles' onslaught and strategize how to restore ash to forests. The invasive emerald ash borer ...

The invasive emerald ash borer, according to the U.S ... and other partners to identify and develop ash trees genetically able to withstand the beetles' onslaught and strategize how to restore ...

The forestry services said the discovery of the larvae serves as a reminder to not move firewood because it can spread the ...

The emerald ash borer lifecycle begins with females laying up to 100 eggs in a single tree. Within one to three years, the beetle larvae have fed on the wood beneath the bark enough to kill the tree.

The amount of time depends on the trees health when first infested and the number of borers feeding. As a rule, we use 1 to 4 years. Trees have a delayed response to stress and injury due to their ...