Emerald Ash Borer

An invasive beetle is spreading rapidly across the state.This week, the Missouri Department of Conservation reported the emerald ash borer appeared in 11…

On a residential street in the Central West End neighborhood, a worker wearing a hard hat and a safety vest used a chainsaw to cut the branches off of an…

This month, St. Louis foresters will start chopping down about 13,000 ash trees on public property to stay ahead of the invasive emerald ash borer, a…

Residents of St. Louis may have come across an odd sight in their front yards this summer: workers drilling holes into trees and plugging up the holes…

An insect pest that has decimated ash trees in 25 U.S. states has now spread to St. Louis County. If left alone, the emerald ash borer will eventually…

Most of the renovations at the Gateway Arch are scheduled to be finished in October, in time for the monument’s 50th anniversary.Work on the park over the…

Beware the Emerald Ash Borer. Ash trees in the St. Louis area are susceptible to attacks from the Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive species of beetle that…

Jacob McCleland contributed reporting for this story.With the unofficial start of the summer season behind us, the Missouri Department of Conservation is…

Nearly half of the trees on the grounds of the Gateway Arch will be removed and replaced with a different species.The National Park Service said Thursday…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 2, 2011 - Three exotic insect pests threaten the economic and environmental well-being of…