From carpet beetles to ladybugs to palo verde beetles, here's what to know about the most common beetles in Arizona and why ...

If your ash tree’s canopy is thinning, bark is flaking off in patches, or woodpeckers are suddenly interested in your trunk, ...

Bark beetles have hard, smooth, stout bodies and range from 1.3 to 2.9 mm in length, depending on gender and species. The majority of bark beetles are female; males are smaller and flightless. Adult ...

The larvae eat through the wood under the tree bark, leaving squiggly lines and sawdust in their wake. In this Oct. 26, 2011 file photo, an emerald ash borer larvae is removed from an ash tree in ...

But the bark beetle population is so great, they’re now able to attack and kill healthy trees. ... Larvae eating their way around the entire phloem is what ultimately kills the tree.

The pine bark beetle has been attacking trees weakened by the 2023 drought. ... The beetles' hatching larvae eat the soft phloem tissue between the outer bark and trunk, ...

Wood-boring beetles also create large feeding tunnels throughout the wood, like the way emerald ash borer larvae feed. 4. 1 / 4. Bark beetles expected in ice-damaged Michigan forests.

That report shows that “the area with mortality caused by pine bark beetles in 2022 was approximately 123,700 acres. Mountain pine beetle damage increased from 53,100 acres in 2021 to ...