The Hillside has spruce bark beetle kill all over it. We are in a position of not when the Hillside will experience, or not if the Hillside will experience a wildfire, but when. And we need to ...

Mountain pine beetle activity has slowed, but spruce beetle activity is on the rise—including 54,000 new acres in the Gunnison National Forest. Understanding exactly what that will mean for local ...

Norway spruce in Finland is susceptible to European spruce bark beetle damage especially near clear-cuts: Study May 16, 2024 Conifer-killing beetles use smell of beneficial fungus to select host trees ...

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 ...

Stemming the Southern pine beetle onslaught is one way to limit the amount of dead trees that lead to new growth and more ...

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. Led by Dr Samuli Junttila ...

The last outbreak happened during the 70s and 80s, killing about 25 million cords of spruce and fir which resulted in ...

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Snow is melting which means folks will have to start dealing with bugs once again. Some bugs are a threat to our economy. News Source 8 Reporter Megan Waceken explains how ...