Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A western pine beetle rests on a sap mound on a pine tree. - Charles Wollertz/Getty Images A thriving pine tree is a thing of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nothing says Christmas like a freshly cut tree. Be aware, though, that it could harbour some unwelcome visitors. Ulrich Perrey/dpa ...

Arisa Barcimas, with the Rhinoceros Beetle Response Team, held up a CRB larva. Inside the chopped palms, many living, golf ball-size beetles were found, then killed on-site — including a few summarily ...

SANTA CRUZ — After infested trees were recently discovered near the Tannery Arts Center, the city of Santa Cruz is asking community members to watch out for signs of an invasive beetle that has the ...

Invasive beetles might be boring through the valley oaks in your neighborhood. Mediterranean oak borers were first identified in the city of Sacramento last July. They target oaks native to Sacramento ...