Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
An invasive wood-boring beetle has been detected in an East Texas County this summer,
making it the eleventh county in the region to have emerald ash borer since its first detection in the state in 2016. Lindsey Stone, Regional Forest Health Coordinator for the East Texas A&M Forest Service joined KETK+ host Paulina Mata to talk about the beetle and what it means for East Texans and their trees.
An invasive wood-boring beetle has been detected in an East Texas County this summer,
making it the eleventh county in the region to have emerald ash borer since its first detection in the state in 2016. Lindsey Stone, Regional Forest Health Coordinator for the East Texas A&M Forest Service joined KETK+ host Paulina Mata to talk about the beetle and what it means for East Texans and their trees.










