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'Killer fungi' targets a beetle that's destroying American forests

Native fungi from forests killed emerald ash borers in lab tests, offering a potential new biological tool to slow the ...

Scientists discover promising new method to eradicate 'devastating' forest pest: 'We need to explore all possible methods'

Researchers from the University of Minnesota have made a promising discovery in their fight against an invasive pest that ...

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 trees. One day, a tree gets removed. Maybe you don’t notice. Then, another gets ...
WSMV

More invasive ash-tree killing beetles found in Middle TN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Tennessee Division of Forestry is warning of a confirmed presence of more invasive ash-tree killing beetles being found in the Midstate. The state reports that the ...
Regtechtimes on MSN

Forests across North America are dying — but a natural fungus could turn the tide

The emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle, continues to devastate forests across North America, killing millions of ash trees ...
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 ...
Press & Sun-Bulletin

Is there hope for decimated ash trees? Why Cornell researchers think so

Cornell is at the forefront of determining how "invisibility cloaks" and walls of protection may give ash trees hope of revival.

Cornell collects rare ash tree cuttings in race against invasive beetle

Jules Ginenthal, Natural Areas Stewardship coordinator at Cornell Botanical Gardens, plants a grafted lingering ash tree ...
WFAE

Invasive beetle spreads to ash trees in 76 NC counties

The North Carolina Forest Service says an invasive beetle that destroys ash trees continues to spread across the state. The agency said it recently found the emerald ash borer in five more counties in ...
Brattleboro Reformer

Brattleboro's ash trees thrive despite invasive beetle

BRATTLEBORO — When Robert Clements first moved to Vermont more than 50 years ago, he didn't know an ash tree from a hole in the ground. But in the dead of winter, he quickly learned ash splits easily ...
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 ...
WSMV

Invasive ash-tree killing beetle detected in Middle TN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - An invasive, ash-tree killing beetle has been detected in areas of Middle Tennessee, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture confirmed to WSMV4. “Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has ...