The white pine sawfly is not a native species of Maine. Doug Hitchcox photo As we enter late summer, there are hundreds of cool insects which should have you on the lookout.

An adult, female pine sawfly. Show Caption. 1 of 2. A male Neodiprion autumnalis, more commonly known as a pine sawfly. ... As the wasps grow, they drop from trees to soil and form silky white ...

According to the Maine Forest Service, the first introduced pine sawfly was spotted in 1914 in New Haven, Conn., on some nursery stock from Holland. From there it has spread throughout New England.

My students recently found some introduced pine sawfly caterpillars on a white pine. These are very good-looking little caterpillars, which, unfortunately, when found in large numbers can cause ...

You may notice a pine sawfly on your pine trees this spring or summer. The pesky creatures are more disturbance than damage, but The News Tribune has gathered advice on what to do about them.

If your pine tree is suddenly infested with a black-headed, Medusa-like worm, fear not — chances are the tree is simply hosting a colony of European Pine Sawfly larvae. Sawfly larvae hatch in ...

FRANKTOWN, Colo. (CBS4) - A pine sawfly outbreak is projected to once a again wreak havoc on ponderosa pines in Elbert County this year. The Colorado State Forest Service released a report this ...

FRANKTOWN, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado State Forest Service says the pine sawfly, a native insect that defoliates ponderosa pines, has reached "epidemic" levels south of Denver. The outbreak was ...

The white pine sawfly is not a native species of Maine. Doug Hitchcox photo As we enter late summer, there are hundreds of cool insects which should have you on the lookout.