"It's devastating because once the tree is infected with the beetle, there's no real effective control for it as far as a pesticide," said Vinny Drzequcki from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau ...

A beetle that has killed thousands of acres of pines across the nation has infested much more of Long Island than previously thought, and state officials want to cut down trees in an effort to stop ...

Darkling beetles are back, marching north across Tri-Cities sidewalks and roadways, particularly in places where residential neighborhoods meet undeveloped land in south Kennewick and Richland. Each ...

A frantic effort is underway to stop what's being called the greatest threat ever facing Long Island’s Pine Barrens. The Southern pine beetle is responsible for destroying 5,000 acres of pine trees of ...

Some species are unisexual and reproduce by parthenogenesis.

Once beetles enter a tree, both the larvae and the adults overwinter beneath the bark, Gale confirmed. According to Gale and ...

With white-and-black-striped long antenna, a shiny, jet-black body with white spots, and six bluish legs and feet, the Asian longhorned beetle has become more than a nuisance on Long Island. The ...

OAKDALE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- One of the most destructive pests has made its way to New York. It's a beetle and it has already killed thousands of pine trees on Long Island. On Monday, CBS2's Carolyn ...

Federal agriculture officials are encouraging Long Island residents to check their trees for signs of the Asian longhorned beetle, a pest that has killed more than 8,000 trees on Long Island over the ...

August is “Tree Check Month,” according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The federal agency is urging Long Islanders to be on the lookout for the invasive Asian longhorned beetles. Their shiny ...

The ship-timber beetle (Elateroides dermestoides) is a species of ambrosia beetle. Unlike many of its relatives, which are ...