Bark beetles moving between trees routinely carry two fungi that are responsible for the Dutch elm tree disease outbreak.

Between the last pass of the combine and the first field check of spring, soybean insects such as soybean aphid and bean leaf beetle are quietly positioning themselves for a comeback. What you do in ...

An indicator of ecological health of Southern California’s desert landscapes may lie in a beetle smaller than your pinky finger. The Casey’s June beetle not only plays a crucial role in the ecosystem ...

Bean leaf beetle is among the top five most-damaging invertebrate soybean pests, costing growers nearly 3.1 million bushels in 2023.¹ This pest is especially damaging early in the season and can cause ...

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The southern pine beetle (SPB) (Dendroctonus frontalis) and black turpentine beetle (BTB) (Dendroctonus terebrans) are serious pests of pines in Florida’s natural, cultivated, and landscape areas.

As you might be aware, El Paso County and much of Colorado is seeing an uptick in mountain pine beetle (MPB) activity. MPB is a native insect that usually attacks weaker trees as part of a natural ...

Every other day inside a lab on the third floor of the St. John Plant Science Laboratory building on the University of Hawaii ...

How much grumbling Wisconsin gardeners do about Japanese beetle damage this summer will likely depend on where they live. Ten or 15 years ago, the destructive insects were mostly a problem in the ...