What can the emerald ash borer reveal about the long-ago loss of American chestnut?

For more than 70 years, the American chestnut tree has, mostly, been absent from the landscape. But historical accounts of ...
Yahoo

The ‘devastating’ emerald ash borer is now in Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It’s official. The emerald ash borer, a half-inch-long metallic-green beetle, has arrived in Portland. The Oregon Department of Forestry announced that the beetle from East ...
OPB

State crews remove trees in Washington County to slow spread of emerald ash borer

James E. Zablotny/USDA APHIS This week, crews removed dozens of infested ash trees in Forest Grove as part of a state plan to slow the spread of the destructive pest. This month, state agencies ...
Loveland Reporter-Herald on MSN

Berthoud braces for impact as emerald ash borer arrives

The beetle kills trees by burrowing into their inner bark and cutting off the flow of water and nutrients. Adult beetles ...

Invasive emerald ash borers force removal of ash trees in North Yarmouth park

The emerald ash borer is a highly invasive small wood-boring beetle from Asia. They attack Maine’s native ash trees in large ...
The Durango Herald

Emerald Ash Borer beetles discovered in Lakewood ash trees

The first case of Emerald Ash Borer beetles has been found in central Lakewood. The invasive species infects and kills ash trees, and there’s nothing that can be done to save a tree once the bug bores ...
Denver Westword

Bug Watch: Nation’s Most Destructive Forest Pest Found in Four Denver Neighborhoods

The emerald ash borer was first discovered in Denver in June, but its spread has been "significantly slowed" by proactive ...
NBC DFW

Emerald ash borer confirmed in four more North Texas counties

After being found last month in Dallas' Great Trinity Forest, the invasive emerald ash borer beetle is now also confirmed to be in four more North Texas counties. The Texas A&M Forest Service ...
KTHV

Invasive emerald ash borer beetle found in multiple Texas counties

DALLAS — The invasive emerald ash borer beetle has been confirmed in multiple Texas counties, officials said Tuesday. The Texas A&M Forest Service confirmed Tuesday that the beetle, which kills ash ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The emerald ash borer is now in every Wisconsin county. But the fight isn't over. Why?

In late June, Paul Cigan got a call from an arborist in Burnett County asking him to check out a suspicious ash tree. The the leaves on the upper branches of the tree had thinned, making the tree look ...
NBC DFW

Emerald ash borer heads south, confirmed in five new Texas counties

The devastating and invasive emerald ash borer beetle is confirmed in five new Texas counties, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. The non-native small green beetle has now been confirmed in ...
WFAA8

Invasive emerald ash borer beetle found in multiple Texas counties, including in North Texas

DALLAS — The invasive emerald ash borer beetle has been confirmed in multiple Texas counties, officials said Tuesday. The Texas A&M Forest Service confirmed Tuesday that the beetle, which kills ash ...