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An all-female clone army is invading the US, and it wants to eat your elm trees

The elm zigzag sawfly is not a fly, but it is a problem. Since first being found in North America back in 2020, the species ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This Invasive Wasp Is Wreaking Havoc on Elms in North America—and the Damage May Soon Spread to Other Trees

Elm zigzag sawflies can munch on plants beyond their preferred elm trees when foliage isn't available, a new study suggests ...
Mansfield News Journal

Elm zigzag sawflies are invasive insects found in Ohio this summer for the first time

A new invasive specie of insect has been discovered in Ohio. The elm zigzag sawfly feeds on the leaves of elm trees, according to a news release from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division ...
Berkshire Eagle

There's a new invasive insect gobbling up elm tree leaves in Berkshire County: Meet the elm zigzag sawfly

BECKET — There’s a tiny insect new to Berkshire County that is munching on leaves, giving some trees a ghostly, wintry appearance even in the midst of summer — entirely defoliating elms. The elm ...
Dayton Daily News

New invasive insect found in Ohio elm trees

A new invasive insect has been found infesting Ohio elm trees. The elm zigzag sawfly is a caterpillar-like insect native to Asia, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. It was first ...
WUNC

See a burnt elm tree? This beetle species may have 'skeletonized' it

The North Carolina Forest Service has been receiving reports of scorched-looking elm trees throughout central North Carolina, from Davidson to Johnston counties. But Jim Slye, the service’s Forest ...