Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you observe toothpick-like protrusions from your trees, you have found evidence of the Asian ambrosia beetle. And once you see ...

Ambrosia beetles have long eluded scientists when it comes to being able to study their natural social structure. These beetles live deep within the solid wood of trees and when you disturb their ...

A recent experiment provides evidence of a bark beetle species' agricultural capability. The fruit-tree pinhole borer can suppress the growth of weed fungi and promote food fungi. Ambrosia beetles ...

A deadly fungus carried by beetles is threatening avocado trees. Here is how to spot symptoms and keep trees healthy.

Q: My huge avocado tree has been attacked by ambrosia beetles. My tree trimmer says there is nothing to be done to save it. I’ve lived with this tree for 30 years and don’t want to lose it. Is there ...

The alnus ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus germanus, also known as the black stem borer, was accidentally introduced by humans from its native east Asia to North America and Europe around the beginning of ...

Certain ambrosia beetles species engage in active agriculture. As social communities, they breed and care for food fungi in the wood of trees and ensure that so-called weed fungi spread less.

Alcohol used as a 'weed killer' optimizes the harvest of ambrosia beetles. If on a warm summer's evening in the beer garden, small beetles dive into your beer, consider giving them a break. Referred ...

Ambrosia beetles practice active agriculture: A bark beetle species breeds and cultivates food fungi in its nests and ensures that so-called weed fungi spread less. This has now been experimentally ...