LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is asking for the public's assistance in reporting signs of the Asian longhorned beetle, a ...

SOUTHWICK — Glowing with a sparkling green iridescent shell, it’s just about the prettiest beetle one might ever see, and it’s a killer…of any ash tree where it lays eggs. “They are here,” said ...

A Chinese insect that has killed millions of trees in the eastern U.S. and Canada has been confirmed in Superior, the first such infestation in the Northland. City of Superior crews found what they ...

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FARGO — A small metallic green pest known for killing hundreds of millions of ash trees in North America has made its way to North Dakota. But Fargo and Moorhead have been preparing for the ...

Note: This story was corrected to reflect that ash trees at risk of infestation were to be treated on a 12 year term rather than a 12 month term. The Herald-Whig was told a longer treatment could ...

The insect threatens the health and survival of the black ash tree. In northern Wisconsin, April Stone is carrying on a centuries-old Ojibwe practice of basket making. She uses wood from the black ash ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. In 2009, an invasive tree pest was discovered on an ash tree in St. Paul. This ...