Tennessee and every other state has animals, plants and insects that aren't native to the region that they have taken up residence in. An invasive species is a plant or animal that is not native ...

As a result, Abraham says it takes a long cold spell with really cold temperatures to kill off an emerald ash borer beetle. According to Purdue University, it would have to get down to about minus 28 ...

The ash trees that once lined Wildwood Drive in Dix Hills are gone, and according to experts, they won't be the last to go.

T he invasive emerald ash borer, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was first found in the United States in southeast Michigan in 2002. In the decades since, the wood-boring beetle ...

An emerald ash borer hovers, checking out the female forms ... areas not yet affected by EABs could help scientists detect the beetle’s spread in time to attempt preventive measures.

The emerald ash borer lifecycle begins with females laying up to 100 eggs in a single tree. Within one to three years, the beetle larvae have fed on the wood beneath the bark enough to kill the tree.