EVANS — One tiny beetle the size of a grain of rice can kill a 100-year-old American elm tree.That is why the city of Evans and a developer are cutting down about 100 trees that are infested with ...

This article was published 03/09/2020 (1521 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current. City crews were out in South Osborne this past week, spraying trees for a beetle that spreads ...

City crews plan to re-start the battle against elm bark beetles on Monday. The beetles are carriers of Dutch elm disease. Winnipeg is believed to have the largest urban American elm population in ...

The Bismarck Forestry Division will begin a citywide search for the overwintering and breeding habitat of the elm bark beetle as soon as conditions become conducive to search firewood piles.

Doing our part to battle deadly Dutch elm disease. The disease is spread by bark beetles and destroys infected elms quickly, taking one to three years to kill a tree.

Bismack Forester Beth Peske asks residents to prevent elm beetle infestation by keeping firewood away from elm trees damaged in last weekend's storms. Bismarck forester cautions against elm bark ...

The City of Winnipeg is resuming its Elm Bark Beetle Control Program on Monday. The program will continue in Insect Management Area 5 (Chalmers, Glen Elm), and will start in Area 47 (Luxton, St ...

The disease, first identified in Seattle in 2001, is often spread by the elm bark beetle, which feeds and nests in elm wood. Seattle isn’t the only local city affected by the disease.