Falling trees are the leading cause of power interruptions in New York – and dead, ash borer-infested trees are prone to falling on power lines.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The emerald ash borer is in Portland, and experts are calling on the city’s residents to protect their trees from the invasive beetle. But here’s the catch: A lot of bugs look ...

ROCHESTER — New York State Electric & Gas and Rochester Gas and Electric have begun a campaign to detect, locate and combat the Emerald Ash Borer, which it describes as an invasive insect killing ash ...

JOHN. HEY, JEANNE. YEAH, THIS STUMP BEHIND ME WAS ONCE A TOWERING TREE, AND IT’S ONE OF MANY THAT EVERSOURCE IS WORKING TO BRING DOWN ON THIS ROAD TODAY, BECAUSE THEY ALL GOT ONE THING IN COMMON. THEY ...

On Wednesday, the Oregon Department of Forestry announced that the emerald ash borer has now been found in the Hazelwood neighborhood in East Portland and five other new sites in the north Willamette ...

Emerald ash borer, native to eastern Asia, was first found in the U.S. in Michigan in 2002. Since then, it’s killed millions of ash trees across the eastern U.S. The invasive beetle was first detected ...

A tiny but destructive pest has shown up in Portland after lurking in towns around the city proper since at least 2022: the emerald ash borer. An iridescent green beetle, the emerald ash borer wreaks ...

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The emerald ash borer, an invasive species of beetle, has been found in Portland. Local officials say it’s only a matter of time before the pests, which hollow out and kill ash trees, will arrive in ...

An invasive beetle is killing ash trees across New York — and power companies are using data to fight back. NYSEG and RG&E announced Wednesday they’re partnering with the University of Rochester’s ...

Bark beetle infestation is a leading cause of tree death in the United States, and as the climate warms, trees weakened by drought are more and more susceptible to being taken out by a growing plague ...