AUSTIN (KXAN) — An invasive wood-boring beetle is quickly spreading in Texas, thanks to human interactions. Emerald ash borers are an invasive species that bores into ash trees—whether it’s ...

Emerald ash borer beetles can kill an ash tree within two to three years of the initial infestation. ... She earned her B.A. in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2017.

At the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, in Austin, an effort to preserve threatened ash trees began in 2012, before the ash borer made landfall in Texas.

The tree-killing beetle was first detected in Texas in 2016 in Harrison County. Since then, EAB has been confirmed in Bowie, Cass, Dallas, Denton, Marion, Morris, Parker, Rusk, Tarrant, Titus ...

Recent legislative proposals would make it easier to axe trees known for causing some of Texas's worst allergies. House Bill 3798 and Senate Bill 1927 seek to amend state law to remove municipal ...

The Texas A&M Forest Service confirmed Tuesday that the beetle, which kills ash trees by eating the tissues under the bark, was found in Grayson, Hill, Hood, McLennan and Palo Pinto Counties.

COLLIN COUNTY, Texas — Shortly after it was confirmed in Dallas’ Great Trinity Forest, the invasive emerald ash borer beetle has been found in two more North Texas counties.

After being found last month in Dallas' Great Trinity Forest, the invasive emerald ash borer beetle is now also confirmed to be in Collin, Johnson, Franklin and Red River counties.

Roughly 90 Texas cities and counties have tree protection ordinances, including Round Rock, Pflugerville, Lakeway, West Lake Hills and other Texas cities. Like Austin's tree ordinance, many define ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An invasive wood-boring beetle is quickly spreading in Texas, thanks to human interactions. Emerald ash borers are an invasive species that bores into ash trees—whether it’s ...