Bark beetle-infested spruce trees begin to dry out already before any visible signs of tree mortality appear, a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. Led by Dr Samuli Junttila, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Trees produce antibodies against harmful fungi. But bark beetles absorb these antibodies and use them to their own advantage. And ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Concerns are growing statewide over a bark beetle infestation. Trees, especially pines, are vital to Louisiana’s economy. Here in Southwest Louisiana, Vernon, Beauregard and ...

Clockwise from top left: (1) Two lodgepole pines growing side-by-side with notably different bark textures, (2) a rough-barked limber pine that has been attacked by bark beetles, (3) a limber pine ...

Adult spruce bark beetles in their galleries in the bark of a Norway spruce tree. The beetle in the middle is infected with the fungus Beauveria bassiana. Spruce bark is rich in phenolic compounds ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bark beetles exposed in bark of infested piñon tree Louisiana House lawmakers are convening an emergency panel to deal with an ...

GREEN RIVER -- The U.S. Forest Service will allocate an additional $40 million to Wyoming and other Rocky Mountain states to combat the effects of widespread beetle infestations, agency officials said ...

A damaging beetle species continues to be found in Pierce County, raising concerns for pine trees at Chambers Creek Regional Park. Jessica Stone, a natural lands steward and arborist for Pierce County ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Across the state of Alabama, an epidemic of beetles is leaving a path of destruction. As of last week, almost 1,000,000 trees in Alabama have been destroyed by southern pine bark ...

Bark beetle-infested spruce trees begin to dry out already before any visible signs of tree mortality appear, a recent study shows. Bark beetle-infested spruce trees begin to dry out already before ...

Bark beetles can destroy spruce forests by converting the trees' defences into even more toxic substances, scientists recently discovered. But a special fungus can help the trees circumvent this ...