which Durbin said indicate injured areas where the tree is attempting to force out insects. The "confirming sign" is the roughly eighth-inch holes where the adults have chomped through to emerge ...

Even the few species that do kill trees tend to target highly stressed ones. The mountain pine beetle is the bad bug of the bunch. Given the right conditions, it can ravage one healthy tree after ...

The tree-killing bug was found in Prior Lake in August 2015, in Plymouth in September 2015, in Eden Prairie in April 2017 and December 2017 and in Edina and Robbinsdale in April of this year.

Whatever the reason, here's how to kill a tree in your yard so it won't grow back. Related: 10 Pictures of Tree Diseases and Pests to Help You Spot Problems The first thing to do is determine your ...

The trees are preferred hosts for an invasive species first reported in the state in 2014. They've since infested some areas.