The Bug That’s Eating the Woods.” “Small Pests, Big Problems: The Global Spread of Bark Beetles.” “Eighty-Nine Million Acres ...

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 ...

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 ...

An insect called the western spruce budworm continues to be the most widespread forest pest in Colorado, but a bark beetle with notable infestations in places such as the Grand Mesa is the ...

He visually inspects each acre to pinpoint problem spots where bark beetles may be moving ... The report does contain some positive news. Spruce beetle populations have decreased dramatically ...

The 2024 Report on the Health of Colorado’s Forests showed that bark beetles and other invasive ... The type of tree most affected was the Western spruce budworm, which incurred 217,000 acres ...

The acres affected by the balsam bark beetle held steady at 27,000, but more of those trees die. Other pests like the spruce budworm can damage trees but don’t necessarily kill them, West said.