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Ash tree apocalypse: The beetle killing our urban forests

Quick Take The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) was first identified as an invasive species in the US in 2002. It is ...
NBC DFW

Emerald ash borer confirmed in four more North Texas counties

After being found last month in Dallas' Great Trinity Forest, the invasive emerald ash borer beetle is now also confirmed to be in four more North Texas counties. The Texas A&M Forest Service ...
Yahoo

Tree-killing emerald ash borer now in more than 20 Front Range cities

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The tree-killing emerald ash borer made significant expansion within Fort Collins and in Colorado in 2025. The insect is now found ...
KVRR

City forester explains the city plans to monitor and treat trees after confirmation of emerald ash borer

Emerald ash borer larvae was recently confirmed on the east side of the downtown Fargo public library. It wasn’t a big surprise because the pest was detected in Moorhead in 2023. “We finally confirmed ...
Mankato Free Press

Battling the borer: Mankato uprooting ash trees to save urban forest

MANKATO — Take a walk outside today. Look left, look right and then look up. What do you see? Or more importantly, what do you not see? A major urban forestry initiative is reshaping Mankato’s tree ...
WBAL

Invasive emerald ash borer endangers cultural keystone tree species

(NEW YORK) — In northern Wisconsin, April Stone is carrying on a centuries-old Ojibwe practice of basket making. She uses wood from the black ash tree, a cultural keystone species that’s now under ...
NBC DFW

Emerald ash borer heads south, confirmed in five new Texas counties

The devastating and invasive emerald ash borer beetle is confirmed in five new Texas counties, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. The non-native small green beetle has now been confirmed in ...
WUNC

Invasive beetle spreads to ash trees in 76 NC counties

The North Carolina Forest Service says an invasive beetle that destroys ash trees continues to spread across the state. The agency said it recently found the emerald ash borer in five more counties in ...
KGW8

Here's how Washington County cities are tackling the invasive emerald ash borer problem

FOREST GROVE, Ore. — A beetle species described as the most destructive forest pest in the country are killing ash trees in Washington County. Now, both cities of Forest Grove and Cornelius are trying ...

Victoria's mountain ash forests naturally thin their trees. So why do it with machines?

There has been much global discussion about the best ways to manage Earth's forests in an era of climate change and more ...
WEAU

Avoid Ash Trees When Placing Deer Stands

MADISON, Wis. (WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PRESS RELEASE) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters to avoid placing deer stands in or near ash trees as they ...