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

“They’ve eaten through hundreds, if not thousands of acres of pine trees…these trees die, they look terrible, they’re not ...

Coloradans wondered if their beloved forests would ever recover from the onslaught of bark-boring ... slapped back one voracious, drought-opportunistic pest, the mountain pine beetle, according ...

What happens is the widespread scent of freshly damaged pine – caused by terpenes in conifer resin – attracts pest insects such as bark and wood-boring beetles. Vast amounts of red pine stands ...

One of those insects, a bark-eater known as the Mountain Pine Beetle, may be making a comeback. The Colorado State Forest Service's 2024 Annual Report shows an uptick in acres affected by Mountain ...

He visually inspects each acre to pinpoint problem spots where bark beetles may be moving in ... a surge in activity from the mountain pine beetle. In 2021, the insect impacted 1,500 acres statewide.