The beetle, also called the PSHB, goes for trees that need a lot of water and enter through a small hole, Kabashima said. "It's about the size of the tip of the ballpoint pen," Kabashima said.

Lifecycle of the PSHB beetle • The female beetle carries with her three species of fungi, including the pathogen, Fusarium euwallaceae. • The adult females burrow into trees to establish brood ...

The PSHB beetle first came from southeast Asia and was discovered in South Africa in 2017. The beetle is invasive and deadly for trees. Females infest trees with a fungus the beetles feed off, ...

A mature castor oil plant can host thousands of beetles, and a new infestation can start from only one female beetle. A tree branch that has been infested with the deadly polyphagous shot hole ...

An invasive beetle, already found across eight provinces, continues to infest and destroy local trees Rapid increase of invasive beetle species destroying local trees Home Page ...

The City of Cape Town has issued a list of 28 recommended trees for those residents who want to replace trees on their properties that are infested with the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB) ...

Samples taken from a Boxelder and Sweet Viburnum tree on a private property in Durbanville tested positive for the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB).

However, if the polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB) spreads, that scenario could become reality. The wood-boring beetle from Southeast Asia has made its home in parts of Perth in Western Australia. It ...

South Africa is facing an escalating ecological crisis – a tiny invasive beetle from Vietnam is killing off trees in urban and natural forests. More than 7,000 trees have been affected by the ...