On its own, emerald ash borer will only move about one-half mile a year from infested sites. But with help from people, it can travel hundreds of miles when carried in firewood and other wood ...

Wood ash has proven effective in controlling a wide variety of garden pests—from slugs and snails to beetles and borers—as a diluted solution applied to leaves and as a dust. In laboratory ...

Furniture is often made from plywood or chipboard and strong adhesives. Painted wood is definitely not good ... like what has happened with the emerald ash borer, gold-spotted oak borer, gypsy ...

The answer may be in your wood-burning fireplace or fire pit. Fireplace ash can help your garden thrive if it comes from untreated, unpainted wood. It's packed with calcium and supplies small ...

“But with human intervention—if you take firewood that’s ash or furniture ... wood-boring beetle is quickly spreading in Texas, thanks to human interactions. Emerald ash borers are an ...

Sioux Falls city officials are urging homeowners to schedule the removal of ash trees that have been affected by emerald ash borers ... walk by them." The wood can become extremely brittle ...