Larvae of the invasive elm zigzag sawfly create a distinctive “zigzag” while feeding on elm leaves. The insect has been confirmed in Minnesota for the first time, the state agriculture department ...

RICHARDTON, N.D. -- Vern Tormaschy was putting on anhydrous ammonia, preparing ground for the Mott variety of spring wheat in 2012. Going to Mott is a strategy that worked in 2011 after losing half of ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- An invasive insect that's originally from East Asia has arrived in North Carolina, according to researchers at NC State. The elm zigzag sawfly, or Aproceros leucopoda, first ...

Hemingford, Neb. – Aside from the recent rain, there has also been another interesting problem we have encountered around Hemingford. Working on harvest I have become very familiar with certain ...

SURRY COUNTY, N.C. — North Carolina Department of Agriculture said a new invasive species has been found in North Carolina, and it's in the western Piedmont. North Carolina Forest Service found the ...

In order to lay their eggs, female sawflies must cut into plants without killing their plant host. The plants then provide food for their developing larvae, so must be kept alive. The fly’s ...

Boaters may have noticed gray, dead-looking trees on islands north of Ketchikan. Like other parts of Southeast Alaska in recent years, Western hemlock trees on those islands are suffering a sawfly ...

Estonia is seeing the rise of a worrying new pest: The birch sawfly. While this invasive species has been spotted in the country before, it seems to be gaining a firmer foothold now and having a much ...

FRANKTOWN, Colo. (CBS4) - A pine sawfly outbreak is projected to once a again wreak havoc on ponderosa pines in Elbert County this year. The Colorado State Forest Service released a report this week ...

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