The goldspotted oak-borer, an invasive beetle responsible for killing 200,000 trees in Southern California, is now present in ...

Though the focus of his expertise is firmly rooted underground, Victor Lucero spends many hours each year working for the New ...

Bark beetles can destroy spruce forests by converting the trees' defences into even more toxic substances, scientists ...

Centipedes are not insects either. But centipedes are more closely related to insects than worms are. And that is because ...

Native fungi from forests killed emerald ash borers in lab tests, offering a potential new biological tool to slow the ...

Arizona has about 2,500 beetle species. Beetles are identified by their hard, sheathlike front wings; six legs; and distinct head, thorax and abdomen. Most beetles are harmless but some, such as ...

Then there is the fungus, Beauveria bassiana. This fungus is neither the tree’s nor the beetle’s friend; as a pathogenic ...

The Namib desert of south-western Africa can be extremely hot—the surface temperature can be over 50°C. But a surprising ...