Safeguarding your trees against pests is important to their health and longevity. Invasive species can wreak havoc by defoliating or infecting trees, and left untreated, can lead to loss of limbs and ...

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A new study estimates that over the next 30 years, 1.4 million street trees will be killed by invasive insects, costing over 900 million dollars to replace. A new study estimates that over the next 30 ...

Invasive insect species have, in the past 20 years, replaced native insects as the "biggest problem" facing Wisconsin's trees, said Bill McNee, a forest health specialist at the Wisconsin Department ...

Trees in urban settings around the world are being threatened not only by climate change and habitat loss but also by noxious invasive insects, scientists say. "Many urban areas are dominated by a ...

Estimates suggest 95 percent of the tree mortalities caused by invasive insects will occur in roughly 25 percent of 30,000 urban areas. Hot spots are expected in New York, Chicago and Milwaukee. The ...

A first-of-its-kind report shows more than 100 native species of trees in the lower 48 states are facing the threat of extinction due to invasive insects, diseases and climate change. A sweeping ...

GLOUCESTER Co., Va. - The Virginia Department of Forestry said it has confirmed the presence of the emerald ash borer, an invasive tree-killing insect, in Gloucester County. A release from the VDOF ...

NORTH CAROLINA, N.C. (WTVD) -- An invasive insect species is posing a serious threat to a popular kind of tree in the Carolinas. The Crape Myrtle Bark Scale is a felt scale insect that has a main diet ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – An invasive insect known to attack conifer trees was discovered on out-of-state Christmas tree products that were shipped to big box stores in Oregon. The Oregon Department of ...

March 14 (UPI) --Invasive insects could kill 1.4 million trees by 2050 in cities across the United States, which could cost more than $900 million to replace, according to a new study. The study, ...

Invasive insects in the U.S. could kill up to 1.4 million street trees by 2050, according to researchers. In an international study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, a team found that the ...