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

Bark beetles have hard, smooth, stout bodies and range from 1.3 ... where they introduce a symbiotic ambrosial fungus that infects the plant and serves as the brood’s food source. The beetles then lay ...

Participants at last week’s annual Michigan Society of American Foresters conference in Bellaire discussed how bark and ...

According to the report, the front range is experiencing a surge in activity from the mountain pine beetle. In 2021, the insect impacted 1,500 acres statewide. In 2024, that number grew to 5,600 ...

An infestation of bark beetles in trees along Interstate 5 will ... resistance to pests and diseases, pollinator habitat, cultural significance, and aesthetics. According to WSDOT, replanting ...

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 ...

That has worsened a trifecta of troubles—bark beetles, wildfires, and invasive plants such as cheatgrass—doing visible harm to the plant life covering three-fourths of the park.