WISCONSIN (WQOW) - A new invasive species is making its way through the Badger State. The Wisconsin DNR said the elm zigzag sawfly has been detected in at least 17 counties. It's a caterpillar native ...
RENO BOTTOMS - The elm tree that towered over Andy Meier was a survivor. At 37 inches around and about 150 years old, it had so far avoided Dutch elm disease, the fungus that wiped out many of its ...
The American elm (Ulmus americana) was once a common sight on the Upper Mississippi River, but Dutch elm disease, or DED, has killed many trees. DED is an invasive fungal pathogen that is spread by ...