Although the goldspotted oak borer’s name strikes the ear as ... canyon live oak and the California black oak. The beetle is native to Arizona, where the ecosystem is adapted to it and tree ...

An emerald ash borer hovers, checking out the female forms ... areas not yet affected by EABs could help scientists detect the beetle’s spread in time to attempt preventive measures.

Any wood is prey to a number of organisms. The house borer beetle likes to make an endless system of tunnels as it eats its way through wood. The process starts when an adult female lays eggs ...

To report possible coffee berry borer infestations on Lanai, call the department’s Plant Pest Control Branch at (808) 973-9525. For more information on the beetle in Hawaii, go to the department ...

The polyphagous shot-hole borer is about the size of a sesame seed, but if it finds a tree it likes it can rapidly multiply, growing from just a few beetles, to hundreds, to thousands in a short time.