As she peeled back the bark with her ax, she accidentally squished a small black beetle. Across western North America, in millions of acres of pine forest, the story is the same. Drive through ...

Pine beetles can quickly decimate entire landscapes. Watching for signs of infestation and acting quickly will help you save ...

"So many people worked to preserve the pine barrens," said one fire manager, "and along comes an insect the size of a grain of rice to wipe it all out." ...

indicating a potential new threat to local pine forests[4]. The identification of multiple fungal species associated with this beetle further illustrates the complex relationships between bark ...

For the last 15 years or so, these bugs have been living it up.” 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.

Species at risk of extinction due in part to the climate crisis Grizzly bears once roamed much of the western United States and may have ... but warmer winters are allowing pine bark beetles to expand ...

Forest disturbance by bark beetles and other insects is a global issue expected ... Predicting scenic quality for mountain pine beetle and western spruce budworm damaged forest vistas. Forest Science ...