Parmenter said he isn’t sure how the elm seed bug reached La Plata County. But Siberian elm trees that produce the seeds the bug eats are a weedy species that is cut for firewood and shipped around.

The most important thing to understand with invasive trees like Siberian elm is that in order to kill the tree so that it doesn’t just grow back from the roots, ... Seed escapes – If you have ...

It is native to Europe and was first detected in Idaho in 2012. Since then, it has spread to Oregon, Utah and western Colorado. The insect feeds on the seeds of elm trees.

If your elm seed bug problem is overwhelming, you might want to control them at the source. Many of the elms growing in this region are Siberian elms ( Ulmus pumila ) that planted themselves and ...

Elm seed bug feeds off the seeds of elm trees. When I first heard about them I thought we should be breeding and spreading them. What's not to like about an insect that kills the seeds of Siberian ...

The Enemy: Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila) Strategy: This perennial invading tree can grow to 50 feet tall and with a foliage diameter or 60 feet.It has small dark green serrated leaves that has a ...

Siberian Elm. Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila) is a fast-growing, aggressive tree that tolerates all kinds of difficult growing ...

Siberian elm seeds lie on the ground earlier this month at Cathedral Park. Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New Mexican Siberian elms at Cathedral Park earlier this month.

The elm seed bug (Arocatus melanocephalus) is relatively new to our area, with the first detections made in 2017 in Mesa, Delta, ... Siberian elm. First the positives: ...

Elm seed bugs emit a pungent odor when crushed or handled, but are not a health threat. ... "Even on developed land, there's homeowners who have Siberian elm trees in their yard.