Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A California zoo has put the rarest insects on Earth — also known as “tree lobsters” — on exhibit to the public as part of a ...

Trees are often promoted as an important tool for combating climate change. That’s because trees take in carbon dioxide from the air and lock it away in wood and soil for years. But trees may not be ...

The hemlock sawfly is native to Southeast Alaska. But for the past few years, the tiny insect has been causing some big problems. Bug scientists think drought conditions played a major role in a ...

The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) is a deceptively attractive metallic-green adult beetle with a red abdomen. But few people ever actually see the insect itself — just the trail of ...

Invasive insects in the U.S. could kill up to 1.4 million street trees by 2050, according to researchers. In an international study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, a team found that the ...

MOORHEAD — The emerald ash borer has reached Moorhead. This wood boring insect, native to Asia, has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees throughout 36 states since it was first discovered in the U ...

Safeguarding your trees against pests is important to their health and longevity. Invasive species can wreak havoc by defoliating or infecting trees, and left untreated, can lead to loss of limbs and ...

After conservation efforts that lasted for more than a decade, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is finally bringing the critically endangered Lord Howe Island stick insects to the forefront.

Insect-driven tree mortality is rising across Europe, according to an international study led by the Czech University of Life Sciences with participation of WSL. Conifers are hit harder, broadleaf ...

Invasive insects in the U.S. could kill up to 1.4 million street trees by 2050, according to researchers. In an international study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, a team found that the ...