Invasives have largely wiped out the American chestnut and elm, caused “hell” with the beech, and are now wreaking havoc on ...

The spruce budworm is a native forest insect causing concern across Minnesota’s coniferous forests since at least 1954.

To save oak trees, UC Cooperative Extension is organizing a GSOB Blitz, a community-powered effort to detect and map goldspotted oak borer infestations, in June.

It also has the potential to stunt tree growth and increase risk from pests such as bark beetles. “Just in the last few days, the agency started receiving calls, and the disease seems to be ...

“Each tree takes on a different appearance as they're either defoliated or attacked by a bark beetle.” There are several culprits ... were destroyed across New Mexico by the native Western Spruce ...

Among others, these include insects causing forest damage in Finland, such as European spruce bark beetles, pine shoot beetles and conifer sawflies. The researchers point out that this trend may ...

Eventually, all of the hundreds of thousands of trees killed by the beetles will fall. (Dean Krakel, Special to The Colorado Sun) “The Bug That’s Eating the Woods.” “Small Pests, Big Problems: The ...

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.

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. (For ...

ALPENA, MI - A northern Michigan utility is looking to dodge a requirement it issue $40 bill credits to customers who went days without power after the catastrophic ice storm in late March. Alpena ...