The beetle gently probed the surface of the car with its forelegs. None of the three was much of a bug person, and Donna was decidedly anti-bug, stipulating a death-to-insect policy in her house.

USDA photo: Izzy, the ALB-sniffing dog, in the Wachusett Reservoir watershed recently. Sign up for the Concord Monitor’s morning newsletter for essential news each day, and our contests and promotions ...

The southern pine beetle, which for generations has attacked forests throughout the southeastern United States, is methodically making its way into the Northeast, destroying thousands of trees in New ...

The British invasion brought us John, Paul, George and Ringo, but there are new beetles in town and you can call them Hungry, Munchy, Gorged and Ravenous. Call it the Japanese invasion. Gardeners, ...

It's too early to panic. But if you see a black bug with white spots and bluish feet that is the size of your thumb, don't ignore it. You could be looking at an Asian longhorned beetle. This invasive ...

Clockwise from top left: (1) Two lodgepole pines growing side-by-side with notably different bark textures, (2) a rough-barked limber pine that has been attacked by bark beetles, (3) a limber pine ...