The wilt condition is caused by a fungus transmitted by ambrosia beetles measuring 4 to 5 millimeters long. Broad-leaved trees bearing acorns are targeted. The disease spread rapidly likely ...

CHANG: Ooh, very mysterious - I hope this fungus beetle comes back. All right, what is next on your list? LAMBERT: So we'll stick with small creatures - this one in the ocean. CHANG: OK.

and utterly beautiful at the same time. Those aren't some strange arrangement of antennae on a beetle but the fruiting bodies of a "zombie fungus" that has taken control of the insect. Its ...

A new tiny but devastating invasive Asian beetle was identified this week in Santa Cruz County. The California Department of ...

A cute fuzzy beetle, a sea squirt that looks like a cross between a panda and a zebra, and a piranha-like fish that's vegetarian: These are just a few of the new species formally identified in 2024.

They have no natural enemies. The beetles don’t eat wood, but they carry a fungus that disrupts water movement in the tree, according to the Santa Clara County Division of Agriculture.

not directly but it has a fungus that's seen beyond the fungus attacks the wood and then the beetle attacks the fungus, and it can attack and kill hundreds of species of trees." Concerns have also ...

The beetle has recently become re-established in some parts of England. Honey fungus was the top concern in terms of diseases, while other types of fungi took advantage of the warm wet weather to ...

The fungus attacks the wood and then the beetle attacks the fungus, and it can attack and kill hundreds of species of trees." Concerns have also been raised within the community. "Urban heatload ...