If you're seeing lots of tiny holes on your tree's bark, you could be dealing with a major pest infestation. Find out which ...
Look closely at living and dead trees to find evidence of even smaller neighbors. A fine, uniform, granular sawdust pushed from tiny holes in bark can indicate beetle larvae feces, or “frass.” A large ...
Staring at the ceiling while the clock blinks 3am doesn’t only sap energy for the next day. A large, long-running US study of ...
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Invasive tree-killing beetle spotted in Santa Cruz

After infested trees were recently discovered near the Tannery Arts Center, the city of Santa Cruz is asking community members to watch out for signs of a tiny 'shothole borer' beetle that has the ...
Bill Pramuk is a registered consulting arborist. His column Trees & People runs in the Napa Valley Register on Saturdays. Catch up on his latest columns here.