Despite the damage incurred by recent hurricanes, notably Hurricane Michael in 2018, the pine tree industry in Florida still is a major contributor to the state’s economy. This industry includes the ...

Clockwise from top left: (1) Two lodgepole pines growing side-by-side with notably different bark textures, (2) a rough-barked limber pine that has been attacked by bark beetles, (3) a limber pine ...

Mountain pine beetle-killed trees at Lookout Pass in 2002. Provided by Idaho Dept of Lands. Bark beetles are only about the size of a grain of rice. But for such tiny critters, they can take a big ...

Fungi may help some tree-killer beetles turn a tree’s natural defense system against itself. This fungi-made perfume might explain why bark beetles tend to swarm the same tree. As climate change makes ...

While bark beetles have been slowly infesting trees in Aspen, winter won’t offer any respite. Aspen is currently home to the Douglas-fir beetle, the spruce beetle, the mountain pine beetle, Ips ...

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BELLAIRE, MI – An invasion of beetles is coming, and it will bring another wave of damage to the already battered Michigan Northwoods. Participants at last week’s annual Michigan Society of American ...