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Emerald ash borer found in Omaha

The emerald ash borer, the tiny green beetle that has killed tens of millions of ash trees across the country, has been discovered in an Omaha park in Nebraska. The discovery means most ash trees in the Omaha area will be dead within five to eight years unless they are treated.   It also means…

Emerald ash borer reaches Texas

The emerald ash borer, an invasive species of beetle responsible for killing tens of millions of ash trees across the country, has made its way to Texas, federal and state officials confirmed Monday.   Earlier this month, the U.S. Forest Service and Texas A&M Forest Service trapped four adult beetles in Harrison County, just south…

Put pests in their place

After a long, snowy and brutally cold end to the winter in many parts of the country, spring is finally here. But conditions are still a little behind normal, about two weeks in the Eastern half of the U.S., and even further behind in New England, says Jill Calabro, Nufarm plant pathologist. Out West, however,…