Though the focus of his expertise is firmly rooted underground, Victor Lucero spends many hours each year working for the New ...
The goldspotted oak-borer, an invasive beetle responsible for killing 200,000 trees in Southern California, is now present in ...
Native fungi from forests killed emerald ash borers in lab tests, offering a potential new biological tool to slow the ...
Spruce bark beetles hijack their host tree’s chemical defenses, transforming them into potent weapons against fungal threats.
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 ...
The wood-boring beetle was first discovered in North Texas in Tarrant County in 2018 when a 10-year-old took a photo of 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 ...
David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...