Terence Schiefer knows firsthand discoveries can happen close to home. The Mississippi Entomological Museum’s curator discovered a long-horned beetle species and collected the first North American ...

You are outside walking near some beautiful, tall trees. Suddenly, a large branch drops to the ground. You assume it may have been weakened and damaged during a storm. However, the culprit may ...

(WPBN/WGTU) -- August is Tree Check Month. This time of year is the most important to inspect your local trees' health and quality. This month, we're taking a look at an invasive beetle that's harmful ...

The Department of Natural Resources says August is the time of year for residents to help stop the invasive Asian longhorned beetle from taking hold here and destroying Michigan's maple trees. As part ...

Asian longhorned beetles prefer red maples. However, they can attack tree species in 12 genera, including birches, buckeyes and elms. Asian longhorned beetles persist in southwest Ohio, but ...

August is the peak time of year to spot the invasive Asian longhorned beetle as adults emerge from trees. If left unchecked, the tiny black beetles could cause serious harm to the state’s hardwood ...

The Asian Longhorned Beetle. So named for its nearly 4 inch long antennae, is one of the most destructive invasive species to certain trees, maples, willows, elms, and birch. It arrived in the US ...

A PhD student at the University of Queensland recently discovered a new genus of longhorn beetle whilst camping in an ancient rainforest on Australia’s Gold Coast. “I was walking through the campsite ...

Adult Asian longhorned beetles emerge from within trees in late summer to mate. Females chew small depressions in tree trunks or branches, such as those seen here, to deposit eggs. (Kenneth R. Law, ...

Connecticut wildlife authorities are asking residents to inspect their hardwood trees for signs of a destructive beetle that has already caused damage in neighboring states, WFSB reported recently.

Four Ohio bugs make good candidates for Best Pest of the Midwest. While some little creatures roaming the state can peacefully coexist with Ohio's human population, other insects are getting away with ...