Shake and spray. You must make direct hits on the beetles. The soap gums up the beetles' wings and they're finished. Spraying ...

Beetle kill is real. My fear of losing majestic pine trees around our neighborhood and in our yard is palpable. Witnessing the loss of seven big trees on a tiny lot upon which our mountain cabin ...

You tuck cucumber vines into the soil while dreaming of the fresh, crunchy fruits and tart pickles to come. And then one day, ...

We are persuaded. The beetles can make short work of backyard ornamentals. But the threat is far worse for farms. Take a look at the list of plants the bug prefers, and you can see why.

The spraying would be part of a larger forest health strategy, which could include re-planting of some areas hit by the pine-killing bugs.”We’ll look to see where you can build some diversity ...

At first glance, oogpister and bombardier beetles may look just like any other beetle, but it sports a uniquely interesting capability that helps it evade predators that might otherwise try to sink ...

I spot the men spraying, protective ventilation gear covering their faces, and I feel a bit irked that they did not bother to warn me before spraying my neighbor’s trees for bark beetles. And ...

If you want to spray, so be it. I wish you would not, but at least be sure to use formulations tested for effectiveness and registered for use as a spruce beetle control.

Eric M. Arndt, Wendy Moore, Wah-Keat Lee, Christine Ortiz. Mechanistic origins of bombardier beetle (Brachinini) explosion-induced defensive spray pulsation. Science, 2015 DOI: 10.1126/science.1261166 ...

An additional biochemical spraying to kill the elm leaf beetle will be done at dawn Wednesday, weather permitting. About 120 trees in the Woodlands have been infested with the beetle, which ...

This does not mean that residents of Eagle County are no longer concerned about their trees. Unfortunately, preventative spraying of trees has not stopped since the beetle has moved on. This spraying ...