Q&A: How much of a threat is the spotted lanternfly?
It might sport some Terp colors, but a new invasive species that's just been found on campus isn't worth cheering for.
Plants & Animals
Oct 9, 2023
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News tagged with emerald ash borer
Hope for the ash tree: Trees resistant to ash dieback are also resistant to beetles
The invasive fungal disease ash dieback has already affected 90% of ash trees in Central Europe. In addition, an invasive beetle threatens the trees. But there is now good news: trees that are resistant to the fungus are ...
Ecology
Jul 10, 2023
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Fungi contribute to loss of structural strength in trees attacked by emerald ash borer
Since the emerald ash borer (EAB) was first detected in North America in 2002, the invasive beetle has killed hundreds of millions of mature ash trees. After an attack, branches and trunks weaken and the trees become more ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 4, 2023
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Ohio outlaws ubiquitous pear trees
Ohio this year has banned the sale of Callery pear trees that are crowding out native wild plants in many forests across the country.
Ecology
Jan 21, 2023
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Findings for invasive insect's life cycle could aid management in southeastern US
New research findings could help scientists control the emerald ash borer, an invasive pest ravaging native ash trees in North America.
Plants & Animals
Dec 8, 2022
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Researchers are working to help make New England woodlands more resilient
The sounds of chainsaws and woodchippers and the sights of stands of dead trees have become more familiar in recent years across Connecticut. Forests are under stress and are being lost—an average of 13 acres of forests ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 31, 2022
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Torrey pine genetic research may benefit efforts to save chestnut, ash trees
A new genomic study of the rarest pine tree in the world, the Torrey pine, aimed at bolstering the case for a genetic rescue of the species barely surviving in the western U.S., revealed the complexity and risk associated ...
Ecology
Jul 22, 2022
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New disease strikes Michigan trees. Arborists don't know how to treat it
A mysterious invasive disease has hit a stand of southeast Michigan trees, adding to a long list of threats faced by state forests.
Plants & Animals
Jul 6, 2022
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Scientists estimate invasive insects will kill 1.4 million US street trees by 2050
A new study estimates that over the next 30 years, 1.4 million street trees will be killed by invasive insects, costing over 900 million dollars to replace. The findings are published in the British Ecological Society's Journal ...
Ecology
Mar 14, 2022
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Emerald ash borer can survive polar vortex
Winters on the Canadian prairies can be brutally cold, but researchers at Western University and Natural Resources Canada have found that even a freezing polar vortex poses little problem for the invasive emerald ash borer.
Plants & Animals
Feb 18, 2022
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