"Probably isn't [spreading] on its own." Expert issues stark warning about dangerous invasive pest found across the US: 'Rapidly spreading' first appeared on The Cool Down.

BRISTOL, R.I. (WPRI) — The town of Bristol will soon remove dozens of trees in an effort to stop the spread of an invasive insect species. Town officials said 66 trees in the area of Hope Street, ...

MISSOULA - While pine beetles are devastating forests around Montana, some trees on Missoula mountains are turning red because of a different threat. Scientists say Douglas Fir Tussock moths and their ...

What’s worse than finding a worm in your apple? Answer: Finding half a worm. Modern pesticides and strict inspection policies have made finding a codling moth larva, or worm, in an apple from a ...

Fresh fruit should not be moved outside of the more than 1,000 acres of quarantined farmland to prevent the spread of the ...

The extreme cold killed a chunk of emerald ash borer larvae living in Sioux Falls ash trees. But don't get your hopes up that the 80,000 or so ash trees in the city won't eventually die or be cut down ...

Larvae of the leaf beetle Chrysomela lapponica attack two tree species: willow and birch. To fend off predator attacks, their larvae produce toxic butyric acid esters or salicylaldehyde, whose ...

For the last several years, Southern Maryland has been hit harder than usual by what seems to be little green inchworms, but the worms are fall cankerworm larvae that feed on shade trees.The larvae ...

OUT OF THE BLUE, some branches at the top of my neighbor’s river birch tree suddenly looked as if they had been stripped of leaves. A close look at the tree showed masses of caterpillars crawling all ...

Are those nasty, tree-devouring emerald ash borers infesting trees on your property? If so, give state officials a call and they’ll remove the trees for free. The state’s Department of Agriculture ...

An infestation has not been confirmed, but officials are scouting northeast Iowa after an Emerald Ash Borer larva was found. Iowa State University extension sent out tips today (June 5, 2009) on ...