--- title: Invasive Beetle Feared to Spread Into New Hampshire description: An ash-beetle infestation is feared to spread throughout New Hampshire after forest officials found the invasive bugs near the border canonical: https://time.com/2892493/invasive-beetle-posed-to-spread-into-new-hampshire/ author: Melissa Hellmann article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-06-18T08:29:08.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:55:29.920Z article:section: Science og:title: Invasive Beetle Feared to Spread Into New Hampshire og:description: An ash-beetle infestation is feared to spread throughout New Hampshire after forest officials found the invasive bugs near the border og:url: https://time.com/2892493/invasive-beetle-posed-to-spread-into-new-hampshire/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Invasive Beetle Feared to Spread Into New Hampshire twitter:description: An ash-beetle infestation is feared to spread throughout New Hampshire after forest officials found the invasive bugs near the border twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Invasive Beetle Poised to Spread Into New Hampshire by [Melissa Hellmann](https://time.com/author/melissa-hellmann/) ## Melissa Hellmann Jun 18, 2014 8:29 AM UTC by [Melissa Hellmann](https://time.com/author/melissa-hellmann/) ## Melissa Hellmann Jun 18, 2014 8:29 AM UTC New Hampshire residents fear an ash-tree beetle infestation may [spread](http://www.itemlive.com/news/invasive-bug-found-just-south-of-new-hampshire/article%5F8730019a-f65d-11e3-8190-001a4bcf887a.html) throughout the state after forest officials found a swarm of the highly destructive invasive bugs in Salem, Mass., not far from the state border. New Hampshire entomologist Piera Siegert says the infestation will likely spread north soon, although the beetles have not yet been spotted within her state, the Associated Press reports. Towns that could soon be infected include Hudson, Kingston, Londonderry, Hampstead, Pelham, Salem, Derry, Windham, Plaistow, Sandown, Danville, Atkinson and Newton. The beetles, known as emerald ash borers, have already ravaged ash trees throughout Massachusetts — stripping nutrients and killing specimens within a year. Siegert warns that if the beetles are indeed found in New Hampshire, there will be an official quarantine on transferring firewood and ash-wood products. \[[_AP_](http://www.itemlive.com/news/invasive-bug-found-just-south-of-new-hampshire/article%5F8730019a-f65d-11e3-8190-001a4bcf887a.html)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2892493/invasive-beetle-posed-to-spread-into-new-hampshire/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2892493/invasive-beetle-posed-to-spread-into-new-hampshire/"},"headline":"Invasive Beetle Poised to Spread Into New Hampshire","datePublished":"2014-06-18T08:29:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:55:29.920Z","description":"Emerald ash borers strip nutrients and kill ash trees within a year","url":"https://time.com/2892493/invasive-beetle-posed-to-spread-into-new-hampshire/","keywords":["Environment","Living","Massachusetts","new hampshire"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Hellmann","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-hellmann/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/science/","name":"Science"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/environment/","name":"Environment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2892493/invasive-beetle-posed-to-spread-into-new-hampshire/","name":"Invasive Beetle Poised to Spread Into New Hampshire"}}]}] ```