Common tree pests fall into three main categories: defoliators such as tent caterpillars that eat leaves, borers like emerald ash borer that attack the wood of the tree, and sap suckers like scale ...

Grass and vegetation against the trunk of a stone fruit tree provides a humid and secluded place for female borer moths to lay their eggs. Grass against a trunk also increases the likelihood of string ...

Q: I have a palm tree that is starting to shed its outer layer. It looks terrible. We were told about 10 years ago not to skin palm trees because of borers. Is this correct? A: I am not sure which ...

Trees that are infested with borers and cannot be saved need to be cut down. The tree can be chipped into small chips or burned. Do not move the infected wood from the area; the borers will move with ...

Nearly all shade trees and many shrubs are subject to borer attack, the tunneling of immature beetle or moth larvae through the cambium, sapwood or heartwood of the host plant. Adult insects lay eggs ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide money to help Minnesota battle the tree-killing insect emerald ash borer. Ash borers were discovered in St. Paul last month, infesting at least 39 trees ...

FARGO — Emerald ash borer has finally made its way to North Dakota. On Aug. 22, the beetle was found in a trap near Edgeley. Forestry experts with the City of Fargo are busy treating healthy ash trees ...

Shade tree borers occur on occasion. They’re not as pervasive as some may suggest, however. Through the years, I’ve had job-seeking individuals come to my home and tell me that my trees were infested ...

Salem crews will soon begin injecting city-owned ash trees with an insecticide to protect them from the emerald ash borer. Residents with city-owned trees adjacent to their homes will soon be getting ...

The emerald ash borer was first discovered in Colorado in 2013 and now has expanded to dozens of cities, including six alone ...

The emerald ash borer has brought disappointment and heartbreak for more than two decades over an ever-increasing portion of ...

Q: I have been cutting off the dead branches on borer-infested trees. Should I burn or dispose of these dead branches? A: Flat-headed borers can get in the sunburned limbs and young trunks of peach, ...