A new method for assessing the impacts and risks of potential future tree and plant pest and disease outbreaks has been developed by the University's Professor Robert Fraser as one of the key recommendations of the government ...

Biology - Ecology

May 21, 2013 not rated yet 0

University of Alberta-led research reveals that Microraptor, a small flying dinosaur was a complete hunter, able to swoop down and pickup fish as well as its previously known prey of birds and tree dwelling ...

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Apr 22, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

As the emerald ash borer ravages North American ash trees, threatening the trees' very survival, a team of entomologists and engineers may have found a way to prevent the spread of the pests.

Biology - Ecology

Feb 15, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 1

Evidence is increasing from multiple scientific fields that exposure to the natural environment can improve human health. In a new study by the U.S. Forest Service, the presence of trees was associated with human health.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 16, 2013 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

A Queen Mary scientist will embark on a new project to decode the ash tree's entire genetic sequence in the hope of stopping Britain's trees from being completely devastated by the Chalara ash dieback fungal ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Dec 21, 2012 not rated yet 1

Ash trees have been suffering from the Chalara fraxinea fungus (otherwise known as ash dieback) across Europe: not only in mature forest areas, but also in urban areas and nurseries. It was discovered in Feb ...

Biology - Ecology

Nov 28, 2012 not rated yet 0

A deadly disease threatening swathes of ash trees in Britain cannot be eradicated, the environment secretary admitted on Friday as he announced plans to stem the growing problem.

Biology - Ecology

Nov 09, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 2

(Phys.org)—An ecologist who has examined research into the genetic lineage of populations of native British ash trees claims that significant differences in their DNA could make the majority less at risk ...

Biology - Ecology

Nov 07, 2012 not rated yet 0

The British government convened its emergency crisis committee on Friday to discuss how to contain a fungal disease threatening ash trees that has already wiped out swathes of woodland in Denmark.

Biology - Ecology

Nov 02, 2012 not rated yet 0

The UK Government has recently imposed a ban on importing foreign ash trees in order to prevent the spread of fungal disease Chalara, which kills the trees and has entered the country via imports from Europe.

Biology - Ecology

Oct 31, 2012 not rated yet 0

(AP)—Britain's government will start banning the importation of ash trees on Monday to stop the spread of a disease that has killed many such trees elsewhere in Europe.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Oct 28, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

A new study in the Journal of Economic Entomology examines several options for managing the Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive insect that is destroying US ash trees.

Biology - Ecology

Feb 09, 2012 2 / 5 (1) 0

Two invasive insects from Asia are poised to cause millions of dollars in destruction in Maryland and throughout the United States. Although no definitive methods exist to stop them just yet, University of ...

Biology - Ecology

Jul 29, 2011 3.7 / 5 (3) 0

As invasive forest pests such as emerald ash borer and Asian long-horned beetle decimate forests they never should have seen, scientists are investigating ways to slow the introduction of new insects that may be just as devastating.

Biology - Ecology

Jun 01, 2011 not rated yet 0

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are playing a key role in efforts to contain the emerald ash borer's destructive march through the nation's forests.

Biology - Ecology

Apr 26, 2011 not rated yet 0