Kansas City Star

A tiny green beetle is killing KC trees. How cities are fighting back, what you can do

The emerald ash borer, a small green beetle native to Asia, has been damaging ash trees in the Kansas City area for over a decade. Dr. James E. Zablotny, USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture A tiny ...

This invasive beetle has been in North Texas for about 8 years and is deadly to ash trees

You’re walking along White Rock Creek, surrounded by the dense canopy of green. In that canopy, you see the majestic ash ...
inforum

Insect that kills ash trees found in Moorhead for the first time

MOORHEAD — The emerald ash borer has reached Moorhead. This wood boring insect, native to Asia, has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees throughout 36 states since it was first discovered in the U ...
The Burlington Free Press

Could your backyard shade tree fall victim to this pest? It's getting closer to Burlington

WILLISTON - The small ash tree to the right of Best Buy's front doors in Williston is now only a skeleton. Pealed back bark reveals a maze of squiggly lines, a signature calling card from ash trees' ...
Morning Call PA

Ash trees die en masse from the Emerald Ash Borer | PHOTOS

An area in Nockamixon State Park in Quakertown is closed due to damage caused by the Emerald Ash Borer, a small beetle that infests and kills ash trees. Here, an infected ash tree’s bark has been ...
Oregonian

Destructive emerald ash borer discovered in Portland for first time

A tiny beetle known for decimating ash trees throughout North America and Europe has been discovered for the first time in Portland and has spread to new sites in several other counties where the ...
NBC DFW

Invasive, devastating emerald ash borer found in Dallas' Great Trinity Forest, elsewhere

The invasive emerald ash borer beetle has been confirmed in the Dallas city limits, city officials say, including the Great Trinity Forest. The non-native small green beetle is devastating to ash tree ...
Los Angeles Times

Tree of the Week: An (almost) evergreen ash from the olive family? It’s a shamel

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Dozens of different species of ash trees grow around the world, all part ...
VTDigger

As Vermont loses its ash trees, towns race to stop the beetle that’s the culprit

Arborist Greg Ranallo and one of the ash trees he has recently treated against the emerald ash borer in Shelburne on Friday, July 19. Ranallo favors treating the trees to curb the spread of the ...
Des Moines Register

The ash tree-eating emerald ash borer is now found in all but two of Iowa's 99 counties

A tree-eating insect called the emerald ash borer, or EAB, has been confirmed to be in all but two of Iowa's 99 counties, according to a press release from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land ...
Berkshire Eagle

An 80-foot ash tree crashed into a building at Hobby World in Adams, causing significant damage

ADAMS — Robert Blanchette is glad no one was in the parking lot when the tree came down. For a moment in Adams on Tuesday, the ground shook when an 80-foot ash tree fell atop a building at Hobby World ...
Mankato Free Press

For Mankato ash tree owners, it's time to decide

They’re flashy, they’re hungry, they’re relentless, and they’re here. The long-expected, long-dreaded arrival of emerald ash borers in Mankato was officially verified in December. When they finish ...