WUNC

See a burnt elm tree? This beetle species may have 'skeletonized' it

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 ...
VTDigger

Researchers at Vermont orchard work to bring back the American elm tree in New England

The species suffered a mass decline decades ago. Researchers are studying how to restore disease-resistant elm trees, with the goal of increasing biodiversity and flood resilience in the process.
Cleveland.com

Invasive insect species infesting elm trees detected in Ohio for first time

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 ...
VTDigger

Invasive insect found zigzagging on Vermont elm trees

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New Hampshire Public Radio

Scientists are injecting elm trees with a killer fungus to save them

Scientists with the Nature Conservancy and Forest Service have been raising American elms that are bred to be resistant to ...
WTVD

New invasive insect feeding on elm trees in North Carolina

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 ...

‘It feels like a hopeful moment.’ A century-long battle to save New England’s elms nears a breakthrough.

These are American elms, saplings of the magnificent trees that were once ubiquitous in New England, cathedrals of green that ...
Berkshire Eagle

There's a new invasive insect gobbling up elm tree leaves in Berkshire County: Meet the elm zigzag sawfly

BECKET — There’s a tiny insect new to Berkshire County that is munching on leaves, giving some trees a ghostly, wintry appearance even in the midst of summer — entirely defoliating elms. The elm ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

Invasive tree pest found in two parts of Ohio for first time ever

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 ...
Nature

Pathogen Interactions and Resistance Mechanisms in Elm Trees

Elm trees (Ulmus spp.) have endured repeated assaults by fungal pathogens, most notably those causing Dutch elm disease (DED). Infection typically initiates with bark beetle vectors introducing cerato ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Dutch elm disease came first. Then emerald ash borer. Now, an urgent push is on to restore trees.

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 ...