That pesky pest, the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB), has made its way to Durbanville and has nested in a Boxelder and Sweet Viburnum tree on a private property. The City has stated ...

Any wood is prey to a number of organisms. The house borer beetle likes to make an endless system of tunnels as it eats its way through wood. The process starts when an adult female lays eggs ...

The invasive emerald ash borer, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was first found in the United States in southeast Michigan in 2002. In the decades since, the wood-boring beetle has ...

Durbanville residents have been urged to inspect the trees on their properties for symptoms of the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer beetle (PSHB ... Black Locust, Paperbark and Maples.