In all, there are 17 tree species that can be killed by the shothole borer beetle, Woodward noted, but the list does not include the redwood that is ubiquitous in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

That pesky pest, the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB), has made its way to Durbanville and has nested in a ...

In the decades since, the wood-boring beetle has spread east and west across the U.S. and Canada, killing tens of millions of ash trees, causing one of the costliest forest insect invasions to date.

The City of Cape Town is urging residents to attend a vitally important online information session about the invasive Polyphagous shot hole borer beetle. This came after the City informed residents ...

FELTON, California (KSBW) — A tree boring beetle previously restricted to the southeastern part of the country has now been detected in the western states, including the Felton area in the Santa ...

This variability could inform the development of hardier ash trees, resistant to both the invasive beetles and rising ...

Shaftsbury Tree Warden David Mance updated the Select Board on the problem at a recent meeting. The board intends to create a ...

Durbanville residents have been urged to inspect the trees on their properties for symptoms of the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB) and contact the City immediately should any of ...

The emerald ash borer lifecycle begins with females laying up to 100 eggs in a single tree. Within one to three years, the beetle larvae have fed on the wood beneath the bark enough to kill the tree.