The shothole borer is a small beetle that can kill ... Dozens of other tree and shrub species are known to host the invasive beetle, such as the California buckeye, coast live oak, avocado and ...

April 7 (UPI) --A highly invasive wood-boring beetle was intercepted last month by U.S. border agents before it could destroy forests and ecosystems, Customs and Border Protection announced Monday.

But the woodpecker prefers its mature and old-growth trees to be snags — because it loves to eat the wood-boring beetles that flock to large dead ... Unfortunately, the U.S. Forest Service and ...

Meet the two-lined chestnut borer (Acanthocinus aedilis), a tiny but mighty troublemaker that’s been making life hard for hardwood trees! While this pesky beetle has a soft spot for chestnut ...

A highly invasive wood-boring beetle was intercepted last month by U.S. border agents before it could damage forests and ...