Higher tree species diversity leads directly to higher diversity of leaf-eating insects, researchers report. Understanding the drivers of the high diversity in tropical forests has been a major ...

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 ...

NORTH CAROLINA, N.C. (WTVD) -- An invasive insect species is posing a serious threat to a popular kind of tree in the Carolinas. The Crape Myrtle Bark Scale is a felt scale insect that has a main diet ...

Earlier this summer, a photograph of a spotted lanternfly taken in southern Indiana set off a huge effort to eradicate the insect that's on the federally regulated invasive species list.The Vevay ...

A new, invasive insect species has been detected in Ohio for the first time, authorities said. The elm zigzag sawfly was spotted by researchers infesting elm trees in both Franklin and Delaware ...

Emerald ash borers are already predicted to kill all ash trees in more than 6,000 urban areas. Ryan Armburst, Kansas Forest Service In a new study, researchers found that invasive insects in the ...