Researchers say a chemical trial and a biological trial using worms have shown early success in the fight against the ...

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.

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

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

The fungus grows, robbing tree canopies of water necessary for growth and survival. “MOB was found in a single trap set by ODF in Multnomah County, Oregon in 2018.

Would you want to eat this beetle? Probably not, as it appears to be covered in fungus. That "fungus" is actually hair, however, which the recently discovered insect may use to put off would-be ...

The growing damage inflicted by the fingernail-sized beetle and the late blight fungus -- both unwittingly imported with humanitarian food aid during Soviet times -- has sparked fears of an ...

Beetle, fungus threaten Florida's avocado industry By ABC News May 8, 2009, 4:21 PM ...

There is a worldwide threat to chips and dip now, as a deadly fungus threatens avocado trees both in California and around the world. A female ambrosia beetle, E. validus.

A cute fuzzy beetle, a sea squirt that looks like a cross between a panda and a zebra, and a piranha-like fish that's vegetarian: These are just a few of the new species formally identified in 2024.

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 79° Today's Paper Hawaii News Beetle repellent tested in efforts to protect ohia lehua trees ...

The beetle and the fungus it transmits could be devastating in Florida, the country's second-largest avocado producer.The fungus, called laurel wilt disease, has so far only affected the avocado ...