The WA government will stop trying to eradicate an invasive beetle called the polyphagous shot-hole borer and start managing ...

Authorities say eradicating the shot-hole borer pest, which has devastated Perth's tree canopy, is not feasible.

It is no bigger than a sesame seed, but a tiny beetle is ... Shot Hole Borer (PSHB), a beetle no larger than a sesame seed, now posing a significant threat to South Africa's wildlife.

According to a 2016 paper titled "Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer and Fusarium Dieback in California ... urban and forest environments. Other parts of South Africa have also experienced problems with the ...

A tiny beetle the size of ... The shot-hole borer is native to Southeast Asia and has also spread to California, Israel, Argentina and South Africa, where a Stellenbosch University study estimated ...

With the eradication goal deemed “no longer technically feasible”, the government is moving to a “management” response to the ...

South Africa is facing an escalating ecological crisis – a tiny invasive beetle from Vietnam is killing ... the polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB) has been confirmed in eight of South Africa ...

The laws will provide structure and certainty as South Africa continues to battle pests on several fronts. While invasive pests like the ‘tree-kiling’ polyphagous shot hole borer beetle ...

Agriculture officials in Marin County are alerting property owners and arborists to be on the lookout for a tiny invasive ...

Native to South-East Asia, the polyphagous shot-hole borer is the size ... it will cost Australia. The beetle is predicted to leave a $28 billion hole in South Africa's economy over the next ...

Shot-hole borer is on the move across ... outbreak in that more distant location." The beetle, which is wreaking havoc on the economies of South Africa, California and Israel, can kill a tree ...