Bark beetle-infested spruce trees begin to dry out already before any visible signs of tree mortality appear, according to a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland published in Trees, ...

The lesser spruce bark beetle (Hylurgops palliatus) is a pest of coniferous trees. This pest usually attacks stressed or dying trees. It is native to Europe and has been found in three northeastern US ...

Climate change poses a particular risk to pine trees growing in dry areas, a new University of Eastern Finland study conducted in an urban recreational forest in Helsinki shows.

A recent study published in Forest Ecosystems explores how different management strategies affect beetle diversity in spruce plantations severely impacted by bark beetle outbreaks. The research ...

Bark beetle-infested spruce trees begin to dry out already before any visible signs of tree mortality appear, a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.

Infested trees showed sharp drops in diameter as they began to dry out. The European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) is a bark beetle that primarily causes damage to spruce trees. While the ...