The North Carolina Forest Service has been receiving reports of scorched-looking elm trees throughout central North Carolina, from Davidson to Johnston counties. But Jim Slye, the service’s Forest ...

A new, invasive insect species has been detected in Ohio for the first time, authorities said. The elm zigzag sawfly was spotted by researchers infesting elm trees in both Franklin and Delaware ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKRC) - A researcher recently discovered a population of an invasive pest species in two different parts of Ohio. While inspecting the area, the researcher found that the elm zigzag ...

North Carolina's latest invasive species has been found in western North Carolina, the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said. North Carolina's latest invasive species has been ...

An emerging invasive insect species has been causing problems with elm trees across the Midwest. According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, the invasive elm zigzag sawfly is active from ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- An invasive insect that's originally from East Asia has arrived in North Carolina, according to researchers at NC State. The elm zigzag sawfly, or Aproceros leucopoda, first ...

RENO BOTTOMS - The elm tree that towered over Andy Meier was a survivor. At 37 inches around and about 150 years old, it had so far avoided Dutch elm disease, the fungus that wiped out many of its ...

Dutch elm disease is caused by a fungus and is highly lethal to elm trees. It can be spread through root grafts, elm bark ...