Free Asian Long-Horned Beetle Webinar From EPA Center Of Integrated Pest Managment
The Asian Long-Horned Beetle is an invasive insect that is harmful to America’s hardwood forests. Boring into hardwoods, this invasive insect weakens the trunks …
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Progress On Asian Longhorned Beetle Eradication In Ohio
This past November, the USDA Plant Protection & Quarantine (PPQ) Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) Eradication Program in Ohio celebrated another victory—the ALB quarantine is officially …
Sentinel Gardens: Growing Native Trees In Foreign Lands To Predict Invasive Threats
Imagine a young red oak growing in an open meadow, its limbs reaching towards the bright October sky. As fall sets in, its …
Finding Emerald Ash Borer: Watching Woodpeckers & Early ID
Robert Haight, a Forest Service researcher in St. Paul, Minnesota, has proposed a more strategic approach to saving ash trees: identifying beetle-infested trees before …
Experts Predict Bad Year For Browntail Moth Infestations
The browntail moth has recently made a strong resurgence across the Northeast, according to sources at Arborjet | Ecologel. Experts predict this will be a …
Boxwoods At Risk: Invasive Pest Found In U.S. For First Time
On March 23, a quarantine was established for the box tree moth (BTM) in Erie, Niagara, and Orleans Counties in New York by the U.S. …
Major Turf Pest Spreads To Minnesota
The European chafer beetle (Amphimallon majale), an insect that can cause major damage to turfgrass, has been found for the first time in Minnesota …
Invasive Jumping Worms. Yeah, They’re A Thing & Now’s The Time To Diagnose Or Catch Them
It’s summer’s peak and besides blazingly hot days, dry landscapes, and disease-carrying mosquitoes, there’s another troublesome issue to look out for: invasive Asian jumping worms. …
Emerald Ash Borer Still Spreading
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) , a destructive beetle that threatens ash trees, is still spreading. EAB was recently confirmed in Broomfield, CO, according to officials …