From spotted lanternflies to the Joro spider, New Jersey residents have been introduced to their fair share of non-native species in recent years. Now, a non-native beetle, first found in the United ...

Many of the once-green pine trees along roadways in Suffolk County have turned yellow and orange, evidence that they are dying. They're victims of the southern pine beetle, an invasive insect no ...

The titan beetle (Titanus giganteus) may just be the insect equivalent of a giant, flawless diamond. The species has a ...

A frantic effort is underway to stop what's being called the greatest threat ever facing Long Island’s Pine Barrens. The Southern pine beetle is responsible for destroying 5,000 acres of pine trees of ...

Quick Take Collectors generally pay between $470 and $938 for a single Hercules beetle specimen. One Hercules beetle fetched ...

Federal agriculture officials are encouraging Long Island residents to check their trees for signs of the Asian longhorned beetle, a pest that has killed more than 8,000 trees on Long Island over the ...

With white-and-black-striped long antenna, a shiny, jet-black body with white spots, and six bluish legs and feet, the Asian longhorned beetle has become more than a nuisance on Long Island. The ...

An invasive beetle is attacking trees in central Long Island by the thousands, officials said. Now, residents in Nassau and Suffolk counties are asked to check their trees for the Asian longhorned ...

August is “Tree Check Month,” according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The federal agency is urging Long Islanders to be on the lookout for the invasive Asian longhorned beetles. Their shiny ...

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) – Look out, Long Island, there’s a new beetle in town. In Suffolk County, researchers recently discovered an invasive plant disease called laurel wilt, which destroys trees ...

Purdue Landscape Report, Why are the Japanese beetles running late this year?: Nothing heralds summer like the hum of Japanese beetles ravenously descending on a flower garden. Cool weather this ...