Invasive species cause many negative impacts to the Texas landscape, from the displacement of native trees to killing native species.

The Khaire’s black shieldtail, a species of burrowing snake endemic to India ... as well as India’s tiger beetles, ants, orchids, even edible molluscs. Illustrations are supplemented by ...

Katy Deitz’s laurel oak was decades old, the trunk half the length of her body, when the hollowing effects of heart-rot decay ...

Adult bark beetles burrow under tree bark, often targeting stressed trees. Signaling more beetles to join them in a mass attack, they tunnel into living wood, where they lay their eggs. This ...

Invasive species cause many negative impacts to the Texas landscape, from the displacement of native trees to potentially killing entire species. Because of their widespread impact, Texas A&M Forest ...

“This includes planting ornamental trees and plants or accidentally transporting insects in wood packaging material ... and early summer and the larvae burrow into the bark.

With their distinctive pink shell, they are uniquely adapted for a life spent burrowing underground ... xylophagous insects are known for their wood-eating habits. This group includes termites and ...

Contrary to their name, these creatures aren’t worms but larval forms of certain beetles and flies ... Aye-Ayes are masters at finding hidden insects inside trees. They tap on wood, listening for ...

While a former Amazon worker added, “As someone who used to work QA at Amazon, hangers aren’t checked at all. If you tape it ...

When downed trees are attacked by beetles, the wood becomes more flammable, demonstrating another way insects can alter the ...