Grass and vegetation against the trunk of a stone fruit tree provides a humid and secluded place for female borer moths to lay their eggs. Grass against a trunk also increases the likelihood of string ...

Q: I have been cutting off the dead branches on borer-infested trees. Should I burn or dispose of these dead branches? A: Flat-headed borers can get in the sunburned limbs and young trunks of peach, ...

Dear Neil: My beautiful Yoshino cherry tree has a gummy or jellylike sap oozing from its trunk. The tree is about 5 years old. I’ve also noticed little sprouts emerging from its exposed roots. Is this ...

Q: I have a palm tree that is starting to shed its outer layer. It looks terrible. We were told about 10 years ago not to skin palm trees because of borers. Is this correct? A: I am not sure which ...

There’s a tree killer on the loose in Oregon, and nobody knows how to stop it. An invasive green beetle called the emerald ash borer arrived in the Midwest from Asia, and it’s killed over 100 million ...

Abilene has 105 ash trees on public property. In the near future, those trees and more will most likely be killed by the life cycle of the invasive emerald ash borer. With the beetle two counties away ...

The emerald ash borer, a tiny yet destructive invasive beetle, has been confirmed in Aurora. That's prompting officials in the Colorado city to remove or treat infected trees and encourage residents ...