And a relatively wet 2023 for much of the state bolstered many trees against the spread of that beetle, the separate spruce beetle and the spruce budworm. But a dry 2024 set the pests marching and ...

O ne of Africa's giant beetles is just one step away from extinction. New research has found that one species of the enormous ...

The report does contain some positive news. Spruce beetle populations have decreased dramatically over the past four years. In 2021, they were active across 53,400 acres. In 2024, that number ...

And a relatively wet 2023 for much of the state bolstered many trees against the spread of that beetle, the separate spruce beetle and the spruce budworm. But a dry 2024 set the pests marching and ...