‘It is scary’: Oak-killing beetle reaches Ventura County, significantly expanding range

A tiny beetle responsible for killing hundreds of thousands of oak trees in Southern California has reached Ventura…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #beatriznobua-behrmann #beetle #characteristicsign #farawayarea #firewood #Forestry #invasiveinsect #localforester #oakborer #oaktree #SanDiegoCounty #state #ucanr #unhealthy-lookingcoastliveoak #UnitedStates #Us #USA #venturacounty
https://www.newsbeep.com/354499/

New publication: #Microbiome-Mediated Resistance of Wild Tomato to the #InvasiveInsect Prodiplosis longifila. #biodiversity #rhizosphere
https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.70190

The #SpottedLanternFly has arrived in my part of Maryland. My apologies if you were about to eat

#pest #invasiveInsect

https://random.chaosandpenguins.com/2025/08/29/spotted-lanternfly-palooza/

N.S. pilot project pits tiny beetles against invasive insect killing Hemlock trees
The Hemlock woolly adelgid was first discovered in the province in 2017, causing concern immediately because of the importance of Hemlock trees.
#globalnews #Environment #HemlockTrees #hemlockwoollyadelgid #Invasiveinsect
https://globalnews.ca/news/10063787/hemlock-woolly-adelgid-nova-scotia/

👇🇺🇸"Washington prepares for an invasive insect that could destroy major crops" #InvasiveInsect #USDA
#SpottedLanternFly #CropDestruction
https://www.rawstory.com/prepare-for-an-invasive-insect-that-is-destructive-to-crops/

Global News BC: No ‘murder hornets’ found in Washington state for 1st year since 2019 https://globalnews.ca/news/9332971/no-murder-hornets-2022/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #northerngianthornet #asiangianthornet #InvasiveSpecies #WashingtonState #Invasiveinsect #murderhornets #murderhornet #Environment #washtington #HoneyBees #insects #Bees #WSDA