The city of Chicago has a new pest to deal with; the Emerald Ash Borer.

The city of Chicago has a new pest to deal with; the Emerald Ash Borer. Small, bright green, and highly damaging to ash trees, the "EAB" is a huge economic and environmental threat.

Read this article from the Chicago Tribune- it shows how the city is being proactive. Their quick response will be hugely important for the residents of Chicago and surrounding areas.

The goldspotted oak borer is killing really big, really old, really amazing oak trees in Southern California's San Diego county. It almost certainly reached that spot because someone moved firewood from the native range of the bug (parts of Arizona and Northern Mexico). This borer is certainly now moving around quickly because of firewood. And lastly, it is feared that this insect will spread all the way to LA- and up the coast- if firewood is taken out of the infested region and brought to the big city.