The birch trees in this photo appear to have been infested with bronze birch borer, as indicated by the dead upper branches where larvae have disrupted the flow of water and nutrients.

Question: We have a white birch tree that appears to be dying from the top and then down. In fact, all the birch trees in our neighborhood have some dead branches at the top of the tree. The bottom ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Birch trees are dying off in an alarming rate across Idaho. The Bronze Birch Borer is a beetle that attacks these trees killing them off one by one across our landscape.