An insect called the western spruce budworm continues to be the most widespread forest pest in Colorado, but a bark beetle ...

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

A state’s insect expert called the discovery of a tree-killing bark beetle in ... In 2022, U.S. Forest Service Entomologist Beth Willhite identified the beetles in Ponderosa pines on Joint ...

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 ...

So begins a new short-film series that investigates the story of the bark beetle outbreak in our western forests and shows how the U.S. Forest Service is responding. The project is a collaboration of ...

An insect called the western spruce budworm continues to be the most widespread forest pest in Colorado, but a bark beetle ... The State Forest Service says the mountain pine beetle in Gunnison ...