Invasive tree-killing beetle spreading, moving south in Texas

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An invasive wood-boring beetle is quickly spreading in Texas, thanks to human interactions.Emerald ash borers are an invasive species that bores into ash trees—whether it's a healthy or stressed, dying tree. Wizzie Brown, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service senior extension program specialist, said entomologists are concerned because it's wiping out ash species.The emerald ash borer (EAB). (Courtesy: Texas A&M Forest Service)
The beetles were firs