The elm seed bug hasn’t lived in La Plata County for long, but it didn’t struggle to gain a foothold in the region. It is harmless to humans, but it is an invasive species that preys on the seeds of ...

May 17—New Mexico has had many invaders over the centuries, large, medium and small. The latest is in the latter group: It's a dark, half-inch-long insect with red markings on its belly, known as the ...

The little buggers are back: elm seed bugs. We only had a couple months of peace and now they're in the house again. Actually, I'm sure they just hibernated in the cracks and crevices of the house.

Plenty of stories, or article ideas, come from the phrase “I made the mistake of opening Facebook … ” Monday was no different. On one of the local pages was a photo of an inconspicuous insect and ...

The elm seed bug, an invasive insect commonly found in south-central Europe, is a real pest again this summer in some Mid-Columbia homes. The quarter-inch bugs tend to enter buildings in huge swarms ...

The issue: Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila) is an invasive, woody plant from central Asia. It has one redeeming quality; it will grow almost anywhere. The problem is that it grows almost everywhere.

There’s a new bug in town. It’s small and brown and smells like bitter almonds, especially when crushed. To make things worse, hundreds of them can get inside your house and crawl around. The elm seed ...

There’s a new bug in town. It’s small and brown and smells like bitter almonds, especially when crushed. To make things worse, hundreds of them can get inside your house and crawl around. The elm seed ...

Last spring, the yard outside the extension office looked like it was covered with dirty snow. Large, pale, brown seeds from Siberian elm were inches deep and blew into every nook and cranny. At the ...

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 thick cuticle that gives the plant a shiny ...