“Ensuring that firewood is sourced locally is incredibly important and is one of the most impactful ways the public can reduce the spread goldspotted oak borers.” Female beetles lay eggs on ...

The fungus is the beetles’ food source. The borers have been known to attack 66 different tree species in California, including avocado, cottonwood, sycamore and oak. The beetles leave perfectly round ...

If the tree is already infested, it must still be healthy enough to transport systemic insecticide through the trunk and into the branches and canopy in order for the treatment to be effective – if 50 ...

The tiny insect’s movement is aided mainly by humans, with the borers hitching a ride on the ash logs used for firewood. Emerald ash borers originate from northeastern Asia and coevolved with ...

The emerald ash borer then migrated westward into the state. People are responsible for its spread. Inadvertent movement of ...

In addition to insects, mold spores that can cause beech leaf disease, Dutch Elm disease, and oak wilt can all be spread on or in firewood. There are dozens of other, lesser-known species of pests ...

Firewood from afar is a major transmitter of invasive insects and diseases. Just one log can jeopardize a forest or a species ...

Tristan Borer’s current research focuses on issues surrounding Western media portrayals of distant human rights abuses, especially those on the African continent. Prior to this, her research focused ...

One of these is Pale Oak Wood, which you can find in the newly introduced Pale Garden biome. Minecraft already has lots of wood types like Birch, Spruce, Jungle, and Oak. Now, with the update ...

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