It was first spotted in California in 2019 in Napa County. Since then, it has been reported in Lake, Sonoma, Mendocino, ...

It's "spooky" that the fungus can make the dead beetle open its wings, Steinkraus said. "I compare this to human zombies — dead bodies that can move," he said.

"We don't know the full extent of the species that will be impacted as the borer inevitably spreads out to these native ...

The beetle has now become a permanent resident of the Southwest. Hofstetter and Bradley said the Beauveria fungus will not turn into another cautionary tale. It exists in the ecosystem already.

Hours later, the fungus triggers the undead beetle to snap open its wings and extend its abdomen. As you might recall, soldier beetles are often in search of a mate.

Kerala rubber plantations face threat from ambrosia beetles and fungi, causing tree damage and economic losses.

“This beetle has also been found in Israel and since 2009, the beetle-fungus combination has caused severe damage to avocado trees there,” said Akif Eskalen, an extension plant pathologist UC ...

The fungus is detectable on the beetle throughout its lifecycle, suggesting a lifelong symbiotic relationship, the authors write. But the researchers focused their analysis on the pupal stage because ...

We've all heard of Vermont's state mushroom: the bear's head tooth. But are you familiar with these three fungi species ...

The beetle and the fungus have devastated trees in California in the US as well as in Israel. Insecticides aren’t effective because the beetles bore deep into the wood.

When Steinkraus realized that a fungus (Eryniopsis lampyridarum) was turning these "pretty" beetles into zombies, he gathered close to 500 living and dead specimens to study them, he said.