This tree was infested by southern pine beetles. —Courtesy Department of Conservation and Recreation A number of conservation areas on the Vineyard are receiving state funding to help prevent ...
Thousands of acres of trees have been killed by the southern pine beetle in the 10 years since they arrived in Suffolk County, foresters say, heightening the risk of wildfires by generating heavy ...
The Department of Agriculture has significantly increased the size of an ‘exclusion zone’ following the discovery of a number of Monterey Pine Engraver beetles in Clare and Limerick.
The genome of the fungus that helps mountain pine beetles infect and kill lodgepole pines has been decoded in a University of British Columbia study. Also known as blue stain fungus for the stain it ...
Experts say the southern pine beetle has killed about 80% of the trees in Napeague State Park. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. Credit: Newsday/Steve Pfost; Photo Credit: Newsday / Steve Pfost ...