CANBERRA, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Australia has detected the larvae of khapra beetles in imported nappies sold in supermarkets nationwide, the agriculture ministry said, raising concerns the pest could ...
A close-up of a bark beetle near a bore hole on a tree trunk. Photo courtesy Getty Images. Welcome to our tree column, “Ask your local arborist.” Each month, arborists from the Davey Tree Expert ...
A new study from Stockholm University reveals that spruce bark beetles, already infamous for killing millions of trees in Sweden, are also changing the forest microclimate. Using a combination of ...
This image shows the coconut rhinoceros beetle larvae detected in plants shipped from Oahu to Lanai. Photo courtesy Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity Since May, officials report there have ...
An invasive beetle is killing coconut trees across the archipelago, and spreading fast. Researchers are racing to contain it. An invasive beetle is killing coconut trees across the archipelago, and ...
Signs of the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle have for the first time been reported on the island of Lanai. The state Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, or DAB, said Pulama Lanai found the ...
The little egret is an elegant hunter, moving quietly through shallow water in search of food. Beetle larvae are an important source of nutrients in its diet. This footage captures its natural hunting ...
As you wander beneath Marin County’s stately white oaks, such as valley and blue oaks, be aware some little troublemakers are on the move. The Mediterranean oak borer (Xyleborus monographus), a beetle ...
The invasive emerald ash borer beetle is confirmed to be in five new Texas counties, the Texas A&M Forest Service says. The non-native small green beetle was found in Jack, Navarro, Somervell, ...
Interestingly enough, I noticed the same thing under an oak tree in my backyard this morning while I was out with our dogs. There were a lot of 12- to 18-inch branch tips from the ends of branches ...