It’s an extremely invasive species of insect and its favorite meal is Ash trees. “It targets all Ash trees in Texas,” said Hector Marines, Regional Urban Forester, Texas A&M Forest Service.

Many of those past 15 years that you’ve had this tree were influenced by extended drought. Older leaves, those farther down on a tree’s branches, are the first to be shed.

Invasive tree-killing emerald ash borer now further south, confirmed in new Texas counties The TAMU Forest Service says the beetle's presence in Bell County marks the nation's new southernmost point.

Bell County and Navarro County are two of five new counties in Texas where the presence of the invasive emerald ash borer (EAB) has been confirmed. The Texas A&M Forest Service says the EAB has also ...